Name: Valery Challis

Age: 17-25

     - ("Something Too Real" | 17)

Gender: Female

Face Claim: Alina Kovalenko

Appearance: Valery is the textbook definition of Southern Belle Sweetheart. She's of average height (5'6") and carrying around her dainty size like a woodland fairy fluttering from one room to the next. Freckles dust her face like stars in the sky, existing harmoniously with her waves of ginger hair falling to her chest. There's a natural softness about her forest green eyes that reel you in and reassure you that everything's okay. A small smile rests naturally on her lips, as she's always swimming down a long stream of pleasant thoughts and memories.

Personality: Dreamy is one way to describe Valery. She has a bit of a difficult time paying attention to the matter at hand because she's already mulling over how to make someone feel better. Should she bake them a peach cobbler? Made a huge dinner full of artery-clogging, down home goodness? Start a cute little book club? Paint a mug for them? Swallow them up in hugs? ...And now the group has moved on to a different topic.

When she actually is paying attention, she absorbs everything at her own pace and rarely lets the situation dim her otherwise sunny and comforting attitude.

History: Nothing much to say.

Well, Valery won't say much.

She grew up in a large but close-knit family of Pa (father), Mammaw (grandmother), and five younger siblings. One would think it'd be a tight fit for so many people but luckily they owned a large ranch on the countryside. Valery was the only Challis child who turned down homeschooling, refusing to isolate herself and overlook the chance to meet new people at a public high school.

That's about all she'd be willing to talk about.

However, the loud, rambunctious, and heart-warming Challis family have plenty of dirty laundry. 

Likes: Cuddling | Physical Contact | Braiding Hair | Cooking | Making Flower Crowns | Social Interaction 

Dislikes: Bullying | Cussing (she doesn't like to cuss, but she has no problem with others doing it) | Getting Angry (it's... not pretty; she'd rather not feel that way) | Death

Strengths: Soothing | Botany (... only as a side hobby!) | Talented Cook

Flaws: Too Trusting | Sees the good in everyone, even when there's no good to be found | Insecure | Incredibly sensitive about the topic of death | Chatterbox (doesn't know when to shut up)

Fun Facts: Most of the time, she wears contacts, but she makes sure to bring along her glasses too. | Valery doesn't have many buttons to push; if you manage to do so... prepare yourself. Southern Rage is nothing to trifle with. | She likes to collect flowers, especially species she comes across for the first time.

Quotes

"No, hon, don't worry! The world can't have no valleys without just as many hills, right?"

"You want something to eat, hon? Heavy or light?" Giggles. "Gotcha! Ain't no southern cooking considered light."

"...Now if that ain't the most impressive thing I've ever seen since pigs flying over yonder to Madagascar."

"Oh dear. Ohhhh dear--take the wheel, Lord."

"Guys! Look, I've found this beautiful flower! Can I place it in your hair?"