Dorothy Stoeber

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Name: Dorothy, "Dory", Stoeber
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Grade: 12
School: Bayview Secondary School
Hobbies and Interests: Softball, public speaking, partying

Appearance: Dory is a petite young woman, standing at roughly 5'2 with noticeably large ears that give her an elfish appearance. Dory has a very mature look to her, almost like a professional business woman rather than a high school student. Her hair is a light brown, her slight auburn highlights standing out faintly in the sun. Her hair was once tied up into bouncy curls when she was younger, but after teasing that ensued upon arrival in middle school, she straightened her hair and grew it out to let it hang loosely over her shoulders. Her face is oval-shaped and fits her very small mouth that always seems to be pulled back on one side into a wise, cynical smirk. Her eyes are chocolate brown and mild freckles are the only damper to her otherwise flawless complexion.

Biography: Dorothy", Dory", Stoeber was born on April 21st, 1990 as the second child of Marty and Elise Stoeber. It was always intended that they wanted two children – an American tradition as they saw it with the custom being one girl and one boy – but this dream was ruined when their elder son Dennis died shortly after child birth from heart trouble. After three years of virtually silent grieving, they finally decided to have the second child.

Dory doesn't recall much atmosphere from her early childhood. Her parents, while very loving, had a very cold demeanor to them that made them very unapproachable. Even when she looks back at early family photographs, Dory is eerily reminded of those old 1800's photographs where nobody is smiling. It was a strange atmosphere, maybe even a little depressing, but it was one that she'd thrived in. Dory spent most of her time in her room when she was little, watching adult talk shows on television. Her room was odd for a young girl – especially one on the verge of entering kindergarten. Instead of pink wallpaper and stuffed animals on her bed, it looked newly renovated with white wallpaper and an odd feeling of an office. Considering how it was how she grew up, it was just the way she liked it.

And that was the point. If there was one thing that her parents taught her though, it was strict order. The Stoebers were a highly conservative family with a strong emphasis on the status quo. They themselves on being being All-Americans with Easter egg hunts every spring and firework festival visits every summer. The Stoebers also valued cleanliness. Their house was meticulously scrubbed with not even a speck of dust in the corner left unattended. With creativity almost discouraged in her house, Dora delved more into a world of logic than imagination. As a toddler on rainy days she would take sticky notes and label half of the furniture in her house. If you gave her a blank sheet of paper and crayons though, she would stare at them and wait for step-by-step instructions on what to do next. Everything in Dory's life was based off the simple, primitive theme of order and neatness. Her clothes were neatly arranged, she ate all of her vegetables, she showered twice a day and she started on education early to the point where she was offered the chance of skipping second grade. Her parents, wanting her to have more interaction with kids her own age, decided against this.

Dory breezed through elementary school with a clean slate and a decent circle of friends. In middle school, she began to delve into what would become one of her greatest talents: public speaking. It started off with an essay. For one of their state exams in sixth grade, she'd been asked to write a persuasive essay stating whether the school should build a new parking lot. It was the first time she'd ever done it, and to her shock, she found the words flowing through her and onto the power. The power was great to be able to force your views on someone. Although this built up her talent, it did little to help her attitude toward people. Dory's obsession with persuasion and her opinions eventually caused her to view other people as pawns; not pawns that she could manipulate, but pawns that she could straighten into order.

But even that was kind of stupid. Dory laughed at the idea of perfection. A person couldn't be perfect, but if anything, they could be clean – and all in all, Dory considered herself a fairly clean person. She never swore, she did what adults told her, and she kept a sharp tongue that always seemed to get her her way. Upon her arrival in middle school, Dory was already somewhat of a social savant, able to clearly see which groups in life worked. Throughout her middle school career, Dory branched out from a small clique of friends to a wide social circle. Her cold attitude wasn't liked when it came down to it, but if anything, she had their respect – and that was all that mattered. Besides, in the real world, who really needed friends anyway?

By the start of high school, Dory was a fiery speaker ready to take on the world. She joined as many clubs the school had to offer for her talents- among them were the editorial column in the literary magazine, the debate team and the student government. Even with her small stature, her loud volume was what got her to make an impression. In sophomore year, Dory was dragged with her friends into joining the girl's softball team. Although she was more into academics than athletics, she was in decent shape and able to keep her eye on the ball. The fact that the team got to the championship that year only heightened her massive ego and she was eventually led to believe that her joining was what led her teammates to victory.

While you would think she would stay away from such things, Dory is also a known partier. Although she feels humiliated at associating with the other people that show up at the festivities, she's always ready to have a good time. Because everyone else in the student body was doing it, Dory smokes weed as well as drink whenever the opportunity arises. Other than that, when you look at her in the hallway, it's hard to picture her anywhere else but screaming her mind out on the debate team.

Dory is planning to attend law school post-graduation. Her political views were mostly Republican for a good portion of her teenage years but she's recently leant more toward Democrat on some issues.

Advantages: Dory has a wide circle of friends but isn't particularly attached to them. If it comes down to it, she'll gladly leave anyone behind if it means saving her own hide. She's also a skilled athlete from her time spent on the softball team.
Disadvantages: Dory's shallowness is her weakness. Viewing other people as lesser than her, she's never stopped to think that people might someday turn against her. Also, her years of picking on her less popular classmates may spell death for her out on the battlefield if they decide to use the opportunity for vengeance.