BARKER, GRACE A.

[GRACE ALEXANDRIA BARKER]

FULL NAME: Grace Alexandria Barker.
NICKNAMES: Gracie, Graciepoo -- it depends how close you are to her. She won't really mind, as long as its not a rude comment.
GENDER: Female
AGE: 21 years old
BIRTHDAY: June 7th 1989
ORIENTATION: Heterosexual
MEMBER GROUP: College - SOPHOMORE

HAIR COLOR: Naturally a darkish brown - appears coppery like in the sun.
EYE COLOR: Soft Blue
HEIGHT: 5"9
WEIGHT: 138lbs
BODY TYPE: Slim
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Tall figure, warm & bright smile, and her soft eyes.
PERSONAL STYLE: When it comes to fashion, Grace is the type to wear the most popular clothing. Whether its just jeans and a cute blouse to a dress, she'll wear whatever. Grace has no personal preference when it comes clothes. Though she is seen wearing the classical casual look. From time to time, this brunette will not be afraid to kick out some high heels and a tight fitted dress. Sometimes, you could mistaken her for a small celebrity or business woman due to her choice of clothing.
PLAYED BY: Shantel VanSanten

LIKES: nature, photography, classic films, classic rock, horror flicks, boys, tea, coffee, reading, site-seeing, frame shopping, meeting new people, helping people whenever she can, her family, dogs, vintage things, sleeping in, the sun, windy & bright weather, the snow, fashion, diamonds and other birthstones, seafood, french fries, KIDS, make-up, shopping, being clean, going to college, and much more!
DISLIKES: coconuts, curry, cinnamon candles, heavy scented sharpies, the beach, baseball, gossip, numbers(math), cats, being bothered when shes in the zone, black coffee, anything grape flavored (like medicine, candy, etc), cats (has bad allergies), her past boyfriends, people who are illiterate, really bright neon colors, waking up early to obnoxious noises like someone cutting their grass outside,late night talk shows.
STRENGTHS: Having good angles(it comes in handy when it comes to photography). Shes extremely approachable and Grace considers that a strength of hers. Three, her genuine sweet smile. When that grin is upon her face, it can brighten or even cheer someones day a little. Last but not least, Grace is an excellent sister. Being the oldest comes with a lot of responsibility and shes always there for the three of younger siblings. Sure they have hit some rough patches but she'll always love and care for them, no matter what.
WEAKNESSES: Grace cannot fix anything for her life. For example, if the shower was broken or the door knob broke off, she wouldn't know how to fix it. Second, if you wave coffee or tea in front of her, theres a high chance she'll take it from you. Another big weakness would be lieing. Although sometimes Grace can lie to a point where it gets her out of things, but shes not too good at it. Oh, and if theres anything on sale in stores for vintage things, she has to buy things. So you could say that she spends money in the most unwise way possible, sometimes.
SECRETS:
- She cannot have children; she has a "deformed" uterus
- Grace used to put water balloons in her bra as a joke to get bigger breasts.
- Shes eaten crayons & construction paper as a kid
- When she first used a tampon; Grace inserted the tampon incorrectly.
PERSONALITY SUMMARY:
LUCID,,
She is in fact an easily heard person. Grace doesn't have to talk loud at all to be "heard" by someone else. A lot of people in Ridgewood see her being "Jason's older sister" - and she doesn't mind that. But its not just that one nickname, they also view her being very bright. She does have a brain and is extremely intelligent to a certain degree. Grace is definitely not Einstein or the new Isaac Newton but her brains are used quite often.

EASY-GOING,,
Sometimes older siblings can seem uptight, naggy and just plain bitchy. Grace is somewhat the exact opposite. Shes really laid back about things. Nonchalant, so to speak. Freaking and spazzing out seems to be an action Grace would never execute unless the sky was falling. She likes to take life one step at a time. Going ahead of herself got her to placed she didn't enjoy. Now that Grace understood and gained from her mistakes, shes been more "wise" about certain things. Shes figured out to be calm & mellow.

MATURE,,
Grace is currently only twenty-one years old. Normally, when you're that "young", you're usually still trying to enjoy the youth. For her? Nope. Shes occupied with getting a degree in photography and caring for her family like a big sister should. Not only is she the oldest of the four, but it seems like Grace is the mother. This brunette knows that sometimes her siblings don't get along with their own parents so she tries her best to be there.

PATIENT,,
One of the many things people in society do not have today. No patience. Grace on the other hand is a little different. Her patience can extend to a certain point but majority of the time, she doesn't really mind waiting. Sometimes, when things are urgent or if shes in a hurry - okay, maybe she'll be a little ticked off and put on a pout. Otherwise, I don't think there would be a big problem with her waiting. She doesn't mind it at all.

HONEST,,
Being blunt about certain things seem to run in the Barker family. No one really lies in the family unless its something really major; which explains the honesty Grace has. When you ask her for a straight opinion or "thought" on something, she'll give you exactly whats on her mind. She won't say something for your own pleasure - to make you happy. No, she doesn't really swing that way. At times, her honesty could be scarring and brutal but hey, its better than flat out lying, right?

PERSONAL,,
Another word to describe "personal" would probably be somewhat secretive. Grace doesn't really have the massive interest to expose her life to anyone. You could claim that Grace has trust issues but that's not the problem - at all, honestly. What it is though is that shes just not that type of person. Since Grace cannot have children - its a major factor contributing to why shes so personal. No one knows this but her mother. Its kind of depressing in a sense but Grace plans to adopt or something.

CHARMING,,
Just one simple trait that sets Grace different from everyone. Shes not the flirty charming type - but more of the approachable sweet type. A lot of people find her very friendly. Shes easy to along with. If you're willing to give respect to Grace, she'll give it to you. From there, it could end up being a beneficial relationship. If not, it can work the opposite. And you wonder why people find her "charming" - its due to her genuine grin. You can always catch her smiling no matter what the circumstance may be.

PRONE TO BEING USED,,
Its what Grace gets for being so dependable. A lot of people lean on her for things which makes her extremely gullible to certain mistakes. Sometimes it does affect her in a way that cannot be put into words but its who she is. No matter how bitter Grace would get, she'd never feel like herself. So for now, she doesn't really give a flying rats ass about being used but it does indeed bother her because it shows her what kind of cold hearted people are in this world.

NATIONALITY: Irish-American
HOMETOWN: Ridgewood, New Jersey
PARENTS:
Martin George Barker, 50, Farmer
Elizabeth Adel Barker, 48, Nurse
SIBLINGS:
Jason Russel Barker, 19
Austin Jordan Barker, Seventeen, Brother
Abigail Lynn Barker, Seventeen, Sister
--- Barker, Fifteen, Sister
OTHER IMPORTANT PEOPLE:
George Barker, 73, Grandfather
Juliette Barker, 70, Grandmother
Madison Noelle Cameron-Barker, 2, Niece
Riley Jonathon Cameron-Barker, 2, Nephew
Aubreen Laura Avery, 19, Sister-in-law

HISTORY SUMMARY:

IT ALL BEGIN WITH TWO PEOPLE,,
In the base of every family, there's two people who do the work. Elizabeth & Martin Barker. They were indeed a young couple, they fell in love extremely fast too. Getting married was the next step to a family. The two were committed and didn't want to leave each others side no matter what. Picture perfect couple much? Probably not but only time could tell.
FIRST CHILD IS THE BEST,,
Yes, you've all heard that kind of phrase. Grace Alexandria Barker was the first child admitted to the family. Beth Barker was very proud and spoiled this little munchkin for as long as she could remember. Going through long hours or labor paid off because the newly wedded couple couldn't ask for more. After one child wasn't enough though, there was more.
WAIT, THERE'S MORE,,
Three more kids came after this actually. Jason first, being only two years apart from Grace. When Grace turned about five years old or so, the twins were born. Abigail & Austin Barker were both welcomed into the family. After the twins, the parents were pretty settled. Suffering from two previous miscarriages was depressing but Beth never stopped trying no matter what.
PHOTOGRAPHY IS MY LOVE,,
Christmas was the time where Grace finally discovered herself. She was given a camera from her father and from that point on, it was love. Grace instantly fell in love with the camera - even if it wasn't that high tech. She loved snapping photographs of people, society, nature, basically anything! You could say she was delirious about it but this is what Grace wanted to do. She wanted to be a photographer.
EVERY TEENAGE GETS THIS! WAIT, WRONG,,
Continuing to aspire as a photographer, Grace's abilities strengthened over time just like any other person would. As usual, Grace went through puberty. She gained breasts and got her period. Like a normal teenage, they were irregular and had strange gaps in between. Paranoid as she is, Grace went to go get it checked out. Going through a bunch of tests did basically nothing for young Grace. There was nothing wrong with her and said it was pretty normal so far.

As years went by, Grace continued to grow. She had evolved into a beautiful young girl. No matter how old this Barker was, she continued to visit the doctor. Yes, she was self conscious and cared about her health a lot. Taking annual tests and what not. Then again, result came back. Grace had been informed she had a heart-shaped uterus, which was uncommon among females her age. Having such an odd shape of a uterus, Grace will go through difficult times conceiving or giving birth in general. This was devastating news to Grace. She had big plans to have a big family - but it all crumbled into little ashes. It only took a couple sentences to end his young girls life.

Going home in tears seemed to be the last step because Grace didn't know what to do. She was absolutely clueless. Only telling her mother about such secret, it was never brought up again after that night. To this day, Grace remains this a secret. She refuses to speak about her disability.
OFF TO COLLEGE,,
Graduating high school was a piece of cake but college is a different story. Grace goes a local college here in Ridgewood and couldn't ask for more. They have an excellent photography department and shes been learning things everyday. Its been two years since Grace has been here. She plans to graduate in a couple years.

NAME: BONES!
AGE: Old enough (;
GENDER: Female
YEARS ROLEPLAYING: 7+ years. It's been on and off.
OTHER CHARACTERS: None for now (:
TIME ZONE: EST - Eastern Standard Time
MINIMUM WORD COUNT: 500
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE: -- From another site --

Every day literally felt the same for Grace. She did a lot of repeated things every day - it was beginning to bore her. Although photography was the basically the only thing that kept her sane, it was starting to grow out. Spending her day out in places, snapping random shots was amusing from time to time as well. Her long toned legs stretched through the streets of London. She had no particular goal but to snap some underground photographs. Grace found interest in shooting moving objects and swirling lights. Sometimes they made a picture, almost like light graffiti. Actually, it was exactly like floating writing. Her camera was built to capture these moments and Grace was not going to waste her film with useless pictures. Whenever Grace goes home to develop her film, looking at all the pictures on her computer, she would never honestly flat out say that the snapshots were a piece of crap. Every shot had its own characteristics, differing from the bunch. She took what she had and manipulated them as she reviewed them. This process could take Grace several hours, or days to complete. Out of all the things Grace did every day, it ranged drastically. One day she could be at UAL, stuck in class all day. Another would be exploring. The brunette was a real go getter and reached for things she really wanted. She didn't let anyone get in the way.

Stepping down the concrete steps, Grace maneuvered through the crowd of people going up. Every one seemed to be a hurry getting to where they belonged. What was the rush? The twenty year old really hated anyone who did everything at a fast pace. There was no point in doing so. If you were hurrying to a job interview, already running late, it wouldn't make a difference. At least that's how Grace sees it. Sometimes she believed that she was the only one that trusted in that theory. Weird one she was. Trying not to trip with her nude colored heels on, Grace held onto her large camera. Another tote was hanging off her right shoulder too. She basically carried everything in there. From her cellphone to make up to spare lenses. She came prepared for really... anything. You'd be surprised if you found floss in there too. Grace liked to look presentable no matter what. She could never tell if she would ever run into a good looking guy. This dark haired girl was naturally a flirt. Sleeping around is a totally different story too. She didn't necessarily do that but she did toy with guys. Majority of the time, Grace never meant it. At all. Leading the men on and then dropping them seemed to be something Grace was really good at. She realized that it needed to stop. Not only that but she was falling for two guys. One of them are currently dieing, but she didn't know that yet. Another, she went to lean on. It was all a big mess for her. In her head, everything was starting to cling and squish together. Giving her migraines on a muggy day in England was not pleasant. It was definitely not a good way to start a fresh day.

Reaching down to the final step, Grace reached the flat surface. Things appeared normal which was a shock for Grace. She never rode the subway or any other transportation other than bus. Out of the several years shes been here, Grace never bothered to try different methods of transportation. London was easy to get around and the girl only went to so many places. Basically, there was only four or five places Grace would visit on a daily basis. If she wished to be somewhere far to experiment with her photography, Grace would find some odd way to reach it. Not everyone had cars in London. Especially not the people Grace were friends with. The roads were tight, small and it was hard to get by. In America, Grace knew how to drive quite well. She got her driver's license when she was seventeen but it wasn't long until she moved to the United Kingdom. Studying abroad was one of the countless number of things Grace wanted to accomplish in her lifetime. In other words, the brunette made a bucket list of a hundred things that she would have to complete before she died. That was definitely going to tough for this young one. Getting school over with was still far away; two years to be exact. Time never passed fast for Grace. She found things to go rather slow since she wasn't comfortable in London. She's still a little uneasy with her way around town. It was soon going to change because of all the missions her professors sends her to do. There were several assignments that required her to go a little out of town. Visiting the underground system was just one of the many listed.

Citizens of London dressed so casually. Grace glanced at her own outfit briefly, trying to make it subtle as possible. She was wearing something a little more fancy - something that was for a job interview of some sort. Boy was this embarrassing. Grace found a circular metal bench that wrapped around a white stone column. There were several planted through out the place. She took a seat, making sure there was nothing under her. Grace already suffered a bad experience with that. Letting out a simple sigh through her thin pink lips, she raised the camera up to her face. Her eye looked through the focus square, looking around for things to snap. A loud ring came from the subway, letting out a herd of people. Everyone began to rush out; scurrying to the next one. She snapped several pictures of this; moving her camera around. Grace knew that if she looked through them, the visual would be blurry. That was exactly what she wanted. Setting the camera onto her lap, her light eyes glanced to the right where the other subway was closing doors. Bringing the camera back to her face, she snapped away as it moved out. Like usual, Grace couldn't recognize anyone who walked out of the subway. Such a big city, yet she only knew a fraction of people. It was sad really. Leaving the Nikon camera idle sitting between her thighs, Grace waited until something else would happen. She was actually hoping someone she knew would sit next to her - making a conversation.

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