Nekoda
“Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty and persistence.”
-Colin Powell
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T H E B A S I C S
|{Name}|
Nekoda Grace Carter
|{Nickname}|
Kody - she only allows the few people who are close to her to call her Kody. It has a strong emotional attachment for her because her father gave her the nickname when she was born. He teased her that he had always wanted a son.
|{Birth Date}|
January 19, 1989
|{Age}|
27
|{Gender}|
Female
|{Sexuality}|
Heterosexual
|{Sexually Active}|
Active but sees it as a necessary biological function and nothing more
|{Relationship Status}|
Single
|{Occupation}|
CEO of major cosmetic company Vanity handed down by her father after his death
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A P P E A R A N C E
|{In Depth Appearance}|
Nekoda is on the shorter side, only 5’ 3” but stands as if she is the tallest person in the room. She has a slim, yet curvy and athletic build. Her love of exercising keeps her very fit. She has dark brown hair with slight red highlights that reaches to the middle of her back. She most often wears her hair up and off her neck. She takes extensive measure to keep her hair looking put together. She never leaves the house without makeup but keeps it subtle enough that in often passes as natural coloring. Her eyes are a dark and severe brown that are rimmed with natural long, black eyelashes. .
|{Clothing Style}|
She always buys designer styles that are current for the year. Her favorite designer is Stella McCartney who favors dark colors and heavy fabrics. Her “relaxation” clothes include velvet sweaters, white tank tops and dark colored leggings and the one Detroit Tiger’s jersey she owns. She generally dresses as if she is attending a casual business dinner, wearing muted dress pants and pretty but conservative tops, but has been known to wear a few pairs of brand new looking jeans for outdoor events. She wears heels a majority of the time but is observant enough to know when they’re inappropriate.
|{Scars, Tattoos, Piercings}|
She has each ear pierced once. She also has a thin, pale, 3 inch scar running down each calf, in the same spot, from landing on a wood board that was floating in a river she jumped into as a child.
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G E T T I N G T O K N O W M E
|{Likes & Dislikes}|
✔Working
✔Exercising
✔Tenacity
✔Baseball
✔Greece/Greek Culture
✔Trying new foods
✔Researching subjects she has no experience in
✘Laziness
✘Anti-Feminists
✘Children
✘Wasting her time
✘Disorder
✘Pickles
✘Emotional people
✔Exercising
✔Tenacity
✔Baseball
✔Greece/Greek Culture
✔Trying new foods
✔Researching subjects she has no experience in
✘Laziness
✘Anti-Feminists
✘Children
✘Wasting her time
✘Disorder
✘Pickles
✘Emotional people
|{Hobbies}|
Nekoda spends most of her time at work. You can’t run a Fortune 500 company if you don’t, after all. However, the small amount of time she takes away, she likes to spend it improving herself. She exercises extensively (some say to an obsessive amount.) She vacations at a home she owns in a Greece for two weeks a year where she sightsees, goes rock climbing, and relaxes in her in-home spa. She is also somewhat of a food connoisseur. She makes it a habit to try a new food whenever possible.
|{Habits}|
- When Nekoda feels out of control, she will often clench her palms, pressing her fingernails hard enough to break her skin. She has also been known to break furniture.
- During a presentation or talking about something she has a passion for, she will wave her hands excessively.
- She refuses to see a doctor except for in emergency situations. She believes her body is stubborn enough to fight of most anything.
- During a presentation or talking about something she has a passion for, she will wave her hands excessively.
- She refuses to see a doctor except for in emergency situations. She believes her body is stubborn enough to fight of most anything.
|{Fears}|
☠ Being seen as a failure ☠ Losing control ☠ Birds, bees, anything animal that can fly
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D E L V I N G D E E P E R
|{Personality}|
♦ Tenacious ♦ Stubborn ♦ Reserved ♦ Passionate ♦
To describe Nekoda as a “go-getter” would be a vast understatement. Any picture you may have of a frigid, overbearing boss would look like child’s play in comparison to the workforce that she is. Although she is fair and decisive, Kody can be incredibly demanding and rigorous. She knows that the business world is cutthroat, especially for women. While she can relax and have a good time, she sees a true good time as finishing a project or starting another one. She sees men as a means to an end and believes them to generally be a waste of time. She doesn’t believe she has ever met her match mentally and consistently looks forward to a challenge. While she may come off as unhappy, in reality, she is very content, loves her life, and finds joy in such things as food, baseball (which she inherited from her father), and learning about new cultures.
|{Place Of Origin}|
Detroit, Michigan
|{History}|
Nekoda wasn’t born into the life of wealth that she has now. Her mother and twin sister had died during the girls’ birth because of complications. Nekoda was left alone with her father who worked two jobs to keep a roof over their heads. She often stayed with a neighbor to accommodate her father’s demanding schedule. The day after her 10th birthday, her father came home and announced that he had started a new company which had taken off and they were moving to a bigger and better life. He soon became the wealthiest man in the area, often spoiling Nekoda with material things. She however, wished for his presence instead. After confronting him about his absence in her life, her father struck her across her face and accused her of being ungrateful for the life he provided for her. After that day, she never spoke another word about her desire for a relationship with him - or anyone. She no longer found comfort in others.
Nekoda quickly took on her father’s business outlook on life. She excelled in school, was accepted to Stanford’s business school and graduated top of her class, only dating when she felt it necessary to achieve a goal. She went to work under her father soon after her 22nd birthday as Vice President of the company. She lavished her life of private jets, designer clothing, and extravagant societal influence. She, however, still missed her father. Not too soon after she took the reigns as VP, her father was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. He died shortly before her 24th birthday. When his will was read, Nekoda was astonished to learn that he had given her complete control of the company instead of handing it over to a board of directors as she had expected him to do. His will was accompanied by a letter telling Kody of all the regrets he had in life, most notably missing out on such a large portion of her childhood because of work. He encouraged her to not take her life too seriously and to put work on a back burner. This, instead, motivated her to work harder. She realized that without work, she had no life. It left her feeling empty and hurt - a feeling she despised. She pushed for longer hours at work, more perfect projects, and less failure, much to the dismay of her employees.
On Nekoda’s 27th birthday, her staff threw her a surprise birthday party - a weak attempt to bring happiness to her life. Kody was so flustered that she broke a desk in her office. She immediately recognized how out of control she felt. After spending a few weeks seeing a psychologist, the doctor recommended that she take a vacation to relieve the overwhelming burnout she felt in her life. Nekoda ordered her assistant to book her the first vacation spot she could find. Little did she suspect that that decision would land her in the middle of Alaska…
Nekoda quickly took on her father’s business outlook on life. She excelled in school, was accepted to Stanford’s business school and graduated top of her class, only dating when she felt it necessary to achieve a goal. She went to work under her father soon after her 22nd birthday as Vice President of the company. She lavished her life of private jets, designer clothing, and extravagant societal influence. She, however, still missed her father. Not too soon after she took the reigns as VP, her father was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. He died shortly before her 24th birthday. When his will was read, Nekoda was astonished to learn that he had given her complete control of the company instead of handing it over to a board of directors as she had expected him to do. His will was accompanied by a letter telling Kody of all the regrets he had in life, most notably missing out on such a large portion of her childhood because of work. He encouraged her to not take her life too seriously and to put work on a back burner. This, instead, motivated her to work harder. She realized that without work, she had no life. It left her feeling empty and hurt - a feeling she despised. She pushed for longer hours at work, more perfect projects, and less failure, much to the dismay of her employees.
On Nekoda’s 27th birthday, her staff threw her a surprise birthday party - a weak attempt to bring happiness to her life. Kody was so flustered that she broke a desk in her office. She immediately recognized how out of control she felt. After spending a few weeks seeing a psychologist, the doctor recommended that she take a vacation to relieve the overwhelming burnout she felt in her life. Nekoda ordered her assistant to book her the first vacation spot she could find. Little did she suspect that that decision would land her in the middle of Alaska…
|{Extra}|
She doesn’t drink alcohol. She doesn’t like pets but doesn’t mind most animals themselves. She attends social obligations out of necessity for her job and hardly smiles.
|{Theme Song}|
I Am Machine – Three Days Grace
”I am machine,
I never sleep.
I keep my eyes wide open.
I am machine,
A part of me wishes
I could just feel something.”
”I am machine,
I never sleep.
I keep my eyes wide open.
I am machine,
A part of me wishes
I could just feel something.”
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