Mel

## Appearance

Mel is an average sized woman, standing at 5'4 and weighing 163 lbs witch a chubby build. She has dark olive skin, and curly pitch black hair that reaches down to her shoulders; she wears black-rimmed glasses and a light yellow crop top, with a sun in the center. She also wears light blue denim shorts, and is commonly seen without shoes.

## Personality

Mel is a rather outgoing individual, always trying to make others laugh and smile; however, she usually accomplishes this by making self-deprecating jokes and insults towards others, which she finds rather funny. Although some may take this offensively, they shouldn't, because Mel never really means it and only tries to work in the interests of others. Before the abandonment of Beach City, Mel was an extremely active member of Tripr, a social media site where she was quite popular. After more and more people began to leave Beach City, however, she became less frequent over time and stopped all together when the power grid was shut down.

For her current hobbies, Mel likes to spend time on the beach looking at all of the wildlife such as crabs and fish, which have since become more common since the leave of the humans and she likes to break into the library from time to time to take books. Due to the death of her father, Mel is extremely cautious and protective of herself and her house, and threatens to kill anyone who comes near it because of the fact that it was broken into various times by looters.

## Relationships

* **Ice:** Mel first met Ice when she found her in a pile of garbage bags behind her house. The two became quick friends after Mel assured Ice that she meant her no harm, and wanted to be friends. Mel seems to like Ice a large amount, as she is letting her stay at her house until she is able to get back to Homeworld, and even once fused with her.

## History

Mel was born somewhere in India 15 years before the current day, to Mohammed Ravi and his gem lover Sunstone. When her father discovered what actually happened to Sunstone after Mel's birth, it devastated him. He began to seek for any place to go, as their hometown reminded him too much of his lost love; he settled on going to the remote location of Beach City, Delmarva, which was across the globe. Mohammed and Mel bought a house in the middle of the town, and remained there, living a normal life. Sometime after Mel's 5th birthday the town began to see a gradual yet quick decline in tourism and jobs in general, and the town began to dwindle in population. Mel's father did not have the funds to move along with the other citizens, and as such was determined to stay in his home despite the leave of others; Eventually, Mel and her father were the last people in Beach City. When Mel was 10, her father became deathly ill and eventually succumbed to his illness, leaving little Mel all alone. Mel hasn't left Beach City in the past 5 years, and has scavenged and taken care of herself since then.

## Abilities

Being a human-gem hybrid, Mel possesses some standard gem abilities like weapon summoning, bubbling, and fusion

### Skills

* **Kickboxing Proficency:** When Mel was younger, her father signed her up for kickboxing classes so that she could defend herself should she ever need it. It seems that Mel remembers her teachings and hones them often, because she is known to be a very powerful fighter, especially when she combines her natural skills and her gem weapon; together, they create a deadly duo.

* **Weapon Summoning:** Mel is capable of summoning her mother's weapon, a set of golden greaves. These greaves are extremely durable, faintly exceeding the strength of Steven's shield, and are capable of doing extreme damage to a gem's physical form. When Mel concentrates very hard or when she is angry, her greaves can emit lightning as well as electric pulses that can completely dissipate a gem's projection and destroy most objects.

### Fusions

* When fused with Ice, they form **Sphene**.

## Trivia

* Mel is my Beachsona, and is completely based off of me in literally everyway
* Don't look too close at her image or you may realize that I fucking suck at lines art
* I share many similarities with Connie, which is why she's one of my favorite characters
	+ I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE I LITERALLY MADE MYSELF IN ONE OF CONNIE'S OUTFITS
		- I SWEAR I DIDN'T MEAN TO