WYRICK, veronika

[Veronika Wyrick]

WYRICK, veronika

The Basics

Name: Veronika (she removed her middle name, which was her mother's maiden name.) Wyrick
Age: 24
Date of Birth: April 1st, 1996 (Aries)
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bi-sexual
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Alter Ego: Mad Hatter – Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Similarities: Veron tends to get into a bit of trouble wherever she goes, just like the Hatter. Because of her attitude and tendency to deviate from the normal way of thinking, this usually puts her in sticky situations. In addition Veron's emotions can change quickly, which can add to her troublemaker mentality. Also she has a knack for making her own herbal remedies (teas), which she learned from her grandfather.

The Photographs

Hair: Usually it is dyed black or some other vibrant color. The original color was a light brown.

Eyes: When the light hits them they turn into a lovely shade of light brown. But get her in the dark settings she usually dwells in her light brown eyes usually look a deep brown or even black.

Weight & Height: Veron is on the shorter side, approx 5'3”. She doesn't enjoy being the petite height she is but does enjoy the various types of boots and heels that she picks up. As for weight, she is around 135 because the amount of muscle she has on her body. Keeping herself fit has always been important to Veron. She never knew when she needed to get out of a jam.

Facial Features: She has a ring around her left nostril usually, but sometimes a few more additional piercings might be added depending on her general feeling for the day. For example; eyebrow, lip, and septum. Since getting into trouble is a common activity for Veron, she has acquired a few scars on her face. This includes a deep scar under her right eye and under her chin.

Other Information: It's not strange to see Veronika in a variety of clothing, hairstyles and make-up. Although she doesn't have a huge wardrobe, she has enough to keep herself satisfied and accommodate her need to change things up. 

Playby: Noomi Rapace

The Personality

LIKES & DISLIKES
Teas Concocting teas has always been a special part of Veronika's life. Making different flavors and the mixology behind it was very enthralling. Not to mention the connection to her Grandfather that has such an influence on her likeness for drinking and making teas. Veron had always aspired to help others through her herbal remedies and possibly explore having her own business, especially after a specific turning point in her life.

Grandfather This man was her partner in crime, or well her partner trying to keep her out of trouble. Whenever she was at his house helping him work on teas, she found herself learning quite a lot and enjoying the experience with him. Because she was never too close with her immediate family, her Grandfather became a quick escape and she relied on him a lot during the darker times of her teenage years. Things changed quickly for Veron when her Grandfather fell very ill and she needed to take care of him.

Learning Even though she might have skipped quite a few high school classes, and chose to not participate all that much, Veronika had a knack for learning. She enjoyed trial and error. Figuring out things on her own and learning from someone she respected. Most of her teachers mainly saw her as a delinquent so they chose not to "waste their time" on her. Because of their lack of interest in her, she put her time and brainpower in other things. 

Authority Because most authority figures denied or ridiculed Veronika, she chose to disobey and put her time and efforts in something else. Her parents were never around or couldn't be bothered by their daughter's shenanigans, so their rebellious child got involved with a lot of the "wrong" kinds of kids in the depths of the cold Toronto streets. The only authority figure she respected and dedicated her time to was her Grandfather. But besides that anyone who tried to tell her what to do, they sure got a mouthful or a fistful. 

Rudeness Being blunt was one of her traits that she could not control, but if anyone was in the least bit rude to Veronika she goes wild. She can't stand it when people feel entitled enough to disrespect her. Yes from time to time, she doesn't realize what she is saying can be portrayed as rude but she learns quickly. But one of her major pet-peeves is a rude soul.

Rules Rules and regulations were made to be broken. Or that's what she convinced herself. Any of her parties or gatherings that she had hosted in the past rarely had rules. The number one being don't be rude or disrespectful. For the fun of it Veronika has a tendencyto switch things up on her guests at anytime. It's part of her wild and quirky personality. 

STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
Independent This one can be considered a strength and weakness. Veronika has always been on her own. Being an only child and having parents who didn't want to be involved with her life, Veronika had to make something out of nothing. This taught her to shy away from people and stick to herself. Outgoing isn't a word to describe Veron unless she gets to know you. At times she can come off a little in your face but that's the burden of being always on her own. 

Courageous Only needing to rely on herself, Veronika quickly became a very courageous and adventurous young woman. Because her life was in her own hands she knew her limits and pushed them very often. Especially with the authorities and breaking the rules constantly. Being quirky and unstable at times contributed to her need to push limits and fulfill an empty space in her life that was her family. Besides her Grandfather.  

Stubborn She is her own boss. Being told what to do does not fly with Veronika. Having a little bit of crazy inside her contributes to her lack for following other's rules and demands. She does things her own way and most of the time that tends to be out of the box. That out of the box and stubborn thinking tends to get her into trouble with most people, but she continues to do what she wants regardless. Which can create a lot of conflict with others.

Short-tempered The stubbornness usually creates confusion in Veronkia and confusion leads to her short-tempered mentality. She does not like it when people underestimate or misunderstand her. This leads to impulsive and impatient tendencies. Thus causing trouble. Veronkia isn't hard to get along with when she wants to be open to others but these particular qualities tend to make things a little more difficult for her to relate to others and visa versa. 

Personality
Hopes: She hopes to get through college with little to no trouble. Meaning she doesn't want to get into trouble while she's in the USA. Although trouble usually finds her.
Dreams: Veronika wants to open up her own tea shop or cafe for troubled youths in Toronto and dedicate it to her Grandfather.
Goal: To get through college, just like she promised her Grandfather she would. It took her 6 years to finally get herself together. Now he goal is to make it through in one piece and get that degree. 

Overall Personality: Veronkia always said that her grandfather was stubborn just like herself. She feels that quality comes into play a lot. Especially when dealing with employers or teachers. It isn't quite out of the norm for Veron to make things difficult around others just to push them away. She convinces herself that she doesn't need anyone else but herself, but she has a longing to help others. It's quite a conflict inside her. She knows that there are plenty of people out there who have faced her challenges and she wants to help them.

In addition to the conflict inside her, Veronika has a very quirky side that counteracts the severe and brash stubbornness. Sometimes she can be caught bouncing off the walls and that's when her crazy is exposed. This usually comes out when she's been idle for too long and that courageous side hasn't been able to take it's course and take an adventure. But her main goal at school is to stick to her studies and get through college. That is if she can keep the crazy under lock and key.

Lastly, her persistence and want to help others is another factor to her personality. Veron wishes to continue making her teas and selling them to students who feel they need to "take the edge off" or "need to focus" on their studies. Concocting and learning how different herbs react with one another is something she looks forward to. She sees a lot of her grandfather in herself. He was a very generous and helpful person and she looks back at him, and tries to reflect on how she can be a better person. But she finds most of the time it's hard to deal with others who don't quite get her. Making things confused and room for many misunderstandings.  

The School Records

Year: Freshman
Graduation: Hoping for May 2024
High School Alma Mater: Toronto PS#239
High School Graduation Year: June 2014
Classes: Please add all classes your character is currently taking. Do not include after-school clubs.

• Business 101
  
• Marketing 101
  
• Freshman Seminar

Extra Curricular: Please add all after school clubs or extra curriculars that your student takes. Include any occupations or internships your character has.

• Coffee House on campus. 
• Making teas in her room and selling remedies to students. 
• Bartender at whatever local bar or club she can get to.

Best Subject: In HS it was Chemistry. 
Worst Subject: She hated to stick around for History.
Major: Undeclared.
Minor: Unsure, yet. 
Work-Study: Still working on it.

The Family 

Parents: Lewis Wyrick II and Carol Henderson.
Siblings: Only child.
Significant Other: None.
Children: None.
Other Significant Family: Grandpa Lewis Wyrick Senior (passed in late 2013)
Relationship: Not close with nuclear family, favored her father's father. 

The History

Our character was born Veronkia Henderson Wyrick on April 1st, 1996. Growing up in a household that never really wanted kids and never tried for a second. She was a very energetic and wild child growing up. Acting out whenever she could get a chance, just so she could get the love and affection from her parents. Affection they never showed. Since she never really had anyone to play with and no other family around, her wild mind created a lot of cooky characters for her to play with, both imaginary and with dolls/figures she found in neighbor's garbages in her apartment building.

When she was old enough to go out and play with other city kids (around the age of 10), Veronika found that she was different then a lot of the others. She seemed to have a problem sharing and getting along with other kids. Most parents chocked it up to the only-child syndrome. But Veronika took this personally. A change happened inside the little girl. She felt so misunderstood and didn't belong. Most of the kids around her block were given everything they asked for any money was never an issue for those families. Money was never an issue for her parents but they chose to spend it elsewhere. Neglected and alone, Veronkia drifted to the darker and dangerous parts of the city. There she found other misunderstood kids and felt like she belonged somewhere for once.

High School rolled around and trouble was Veronkia's favorite subject. No matter what she did, she caused trouble;pushing around other kids, mouthing off to teachers or just ditching class all together. When she was about 13, her grandfather picked her up from school. This was a man she had never had the pleasure of getting to know when she grew up. He was never around and she never knew why. Her parents kept him away from her or, where her mind went, her grandfather didn't want to be around her either.

Disgruntled and disrespectful, Veron went to his house after school every day. He gave her chores and made sure she did her homework. It didn't take much time for her to come around and learn to respect the elder man. He had showed her the compassion she was looking for and she had never met anyone else who was more stubborn than her. There was nothing she could slip by the old man. Wyrick Senior knew that his granddaughter needed some kind of structure and even though he chose not to be around his own son, Veronika was someone he knew had much more potential.

On her 14th birthday, Wyrick Senior started to show Veronika how to brew tea. It was a secret remedy for others in their family to calm their bodies down and learn discipline. Hypersensitivity was a quality that ran through the Wyrick side of the family, that's why Veronika always felt that she had so much energy and didn't know how to expel it most of the time. The more time she spent with her grandfather the better she was doing in school and the more she wanted to become a better person.

Years had gone by, finally it was her senior year of high school and she wanted to graduate and move in with her grandfather. Veronika wanted to no longer be apart of her parent's loveless home. It was a shock to her when her grandfather fell very ill. She tried everything she could to help him. She took him to the doctor whenever she was off of school and brewed many different teas, to help him get better. But the cancer took over his brain too quickly for the doctor's to do anything to stop it. That Christmas her grandfather died and left her alone in the world once more. But he made her promise him one thing, to make sure she finished high school and went to college.

The darkness took over once again and she fell deeper than she had ever before. Veron barely graduated high school, they most wanted to get her out of their school to not deal with her repeating her senior year. And years of living here and there, doing this and that got old quick. Surrounding herself with poisonous people and doing their bidding because she felt she had no other choice was killing her inside. It wasn't until she was guilty by association and she spent a month in jail did Veronika quickly snap out of her troublesome ways. Or so she hoped.

On her 24th birthday, she packed her things and moved down to the United States. She had no idea what she was going to do with her life but she knew that she needed to fulfill that promise she made her grandfather. One thing led to another and she found herself in Ozryn, accepted to Ragston University. Starting a new was very uncomfortable for her but she knew things were going to be alright. She felt that her grandfather led her to this town and this university for a reason. 

The Player

Name: Benzy, Mercedes, Merc.
Age: 25 -_-
Characters: Just this one.
Main: Benzy | Veronika Wyrick

The Sample

It didn't take long for her to unpack her things. Hell, she didn't have very much to begin with. Unsure who her roommate was going to be, she kept most of her things hidden in the closet. Can't trust anyone. She pushed her black locks out of her eyes and grabbed a pack of smokes. On her way out of the dorms, her eyes kept wandering into each room. Curiously catching a glimpse of others who might have requested summer residency. A lot of bright colors, pinks and oranges. Not that Veron minded. From time to time she enjoyed a good pink blouse, on a perky day.


Her legs skipped down the stairs as her hands popped a stick between her lips. With a force she pushed the doors open and a cool breeze pushed her black hoodie back. A smile pulled the cigarette closer to her teeth as she welcomed the breeze in her hair. A flick of her lighter lit the stick as she shoved her hand in her pocket and started to walk down the path. Veron's pale legs stuck out of the ripped jean shorts and black combat boots. I wonder what they do for fun around here. Her mind wondered about the town as she passed a few younger looking students. Or who she assumed were students. It was hard for Veronika to judge who went to college and who went to high school.


It's been too long since I've been in school. I hope I can do this.

[The Dean]

Congratulations, you've been accepted! We wish you a warm welcome to Ozryn, New York, and we hope your stay is as fantastic as ours is. Now that you've been accepted, you can fill out the face claim, the lit character, and the class claims! If you have any questions, please feel free to message anyone on the admin team!