Erica Grace Dempsey

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Erica Grace Dempsey

Basic Information
Parents: John and Charlotte Dempsey
Preferred Name: Erica
Nicknames/Aliases: Triple Threat
Age: 21
Date Of Birth: March 12, 1991
Education: Student at Riverside Community College
Relationship Status: Interested in Silas Owens

Appearance

Height: 5'6
Build: Average
Hair Color/Style: Long wavy black hair
Eye Color: Copper Brown
Skin Tone: Tan
Clothes Style: Likes to wear sparkly things
Tattoos, Piercings, Marks, Scars, etc.: has pierced ears

Personality:

Admirable Traits:
-is forgiving
-is generous
-is determined
Negative Traits:
-can easily be influenced
Bad Habits/Vices:
-used to push herself too hard
Hobbies/Interests: Erica grew up attempting to follow in the footsteps of her parents, both aspiring theater actors. She acted in several community plays, hoping that she would someday win an Oscar or a Tony someday. She is also an accomplished singer and dancer. In fact, she's spent so much time training for dancing that she has forgotten how to dance like a normal person. Since becoming estranged from her parents, she's often questioned whether or not she really wants to go into theater.


Past

Birth Place/Hometown: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Family Life: Erica was the first born child of her parents, conceived out of wedlock. Her parents, particularly her mother, are so ashamed of this little detail that they went out of their way to keep Erica from finding out the truth (even going as far as to lie about the actual date of their wedding). Unlike her tone deaf younger brother Rhett, Erica loved singing along to musicals with her parents. When her parents decided to quit their jobs and perform on the road full time with a traveling theater group, Erica jumped at the opportunity and happily joined them. Unfortunately, the gigs didn’t pay enough, resulting in her family losing their house due to a foreclosure and having to pack up and move to Mabtown to temporarily live in her mom’s cousin’s guest house for a year. Shortly before they were scheduled to move back to Massachusetts, a hurricane ripped through Mabtown, killing Rhett and several other people in the process. Erica was devastated by the loss of her younger brother, despite the fact that they were never close growing up.
Favorite Moment: Getting voted "Most Talented" in her senior class
Relationship History: Erica met her ex-boyfriend Paul, when they were both cast in a middle school production of Cats. Their relationship blossomed when they shared their first kiss on stage during a production of Phantom of the Opera. They didn't do much kissing offstage, but they claimed it showed "how devoted we are to our craft". When Erica's family lost their house, Paul's family bought it, claiming that they would fix it up and give it back to the Dempsey family. After Erica moved to Mabtown, she not only discovered that was a lie, she also discovered that Paul was sleeping with her childhood best friend Faith. He eventually dumped her for Faith, causing Erica to become very depressed. After the Dempseys moved back to Massachusetts, Paul apologized to Erica and she reluctantly took him back after Faith broke up with him. Several months later, Erica broke up with him for good and ran out in the middle of their surprise wedding ceremony. Shortly after arriving in Riverside, she became friends with Silas Owens after meeting him in a diner. She wound up becoming attracted to him and kissed him a few days later, causing things between them to become a little awkward. They're still very close friends and are currently living together in Silas's apartment. Erica still has feelings for him, but doesn't want to make things even more complicated, so she keeps them to herself.

Present/Current Lifestyle

Current City: Riverside
School: Riverside Community College
Occupation: Barista at Mud and Grinds Coffee Shop
Family Life: Erica tried to resume her old life in Massachusetts, but couldn't due to her grief over her brother. Her relationship with her parents (especially her mother) got very strained as a result of her finding out the truth about her birth. The relationship got worse when her mother started putting pressure on her to make her relationship with Paul more serious. After her mother attempted to turn a cocktail party into a surprise wedding ceremony for Erica and Paul, Erica hopped in her car, cleared out her bank account, and fled for Riverside to reconnect with her mother's cousin and her family. Sadly, after an unfortunate and heated run in with her cousin Alexia, Erica has given up on her quest to reconnect that side of her family and believes that they all want nothing to do with her.
Lives with: Silas Owens

Smoke/Drink? neither
Daily Diet: Used to eat only natural food, but is starting to branch out
Friends: Silas Owens

Favorites:

Food: Bagels
Color: Gold
Song: "One" from a Chorus Line
Show: Glee
Movie: A Chorus Line
Family Member: Rhett

Threads

This Could Be the Start of Something New...
Another Day, Another Conversation....
Throw It Away, Forget Yesterday.....
My Sister, the Chain Smoking Bitch..... (minor character)

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