Maeve Karishma Patel

**Maeve Karishma Patel**, better known as **Avril**, most known for being generally annoyed and being shipped with Jinx.

## Maeve "Avril" Karishma Patel

### Relatives

Jayden Patel (Brother)Ronan Patel (Brother) Tristan Patel (Brother) Arjun Patel (Father) Lakshmi Anand (Mother) Jessica Adams (Step-Mother)

## Backstory

Avril grew up with four older siblings, their father, and their stepmother. Their real mother died when they were 4, by suicide. Avril doesn’t really care because Avril doesn’t really remember, but supposedly she had wavy black hair and kind eyes. But Avril’s father didn’t take it kindly. He started drinking. He never fought, in fact, he was very nice to his children still, it was just hard for him to get by. They ended up getting evicted when Avril was 7, and since then they’ve learned how to live on their own. (Their family lived in a hotel, constantly moving, so Avril didn’t make friends) But they still had a family. Their older siblings were much older than Avril, and Avril’s older brother, who was the closest to their age, left when they were 10. That was when Avril’s father remarried- a woman he’d met at a bar. They fell in love drunk, and they never questioned it. But they got married, and he didn’t realize how horrible the stepmother actually was. They never took anything out on Avril, but when Avril wasn’t looking, they’d find their savings missing. She’d criticize Avril on their tiniest mistakes, but still expected Avril to listen. So Avril gave up. They quit school, and they started working full time- repairing different pieces of equipment. They became a little more of a rebel; wearing things that their stepmother would’ve burned if they had the chance. Dying their hair an ‘Unholy color.’ Yeah right. They bleached their hair, they didn’t dye it, and it was white, what color was holier? But they still had a goal; to get a motorcycle and drive away from the dump they called home. Avril was so close to their goal, almost 16… and then… They found themself here. They don’t know if they’ll ever make it… but they do hope so.

## Personality

Avril has a reputation for being sarcastic and dark. They've always been one to do what they see fit; whether that's following the rules or not. They're almost never cheerful, and they don't usually apologize for their mistakes; unless they really regret something. Avril usually seems indifferent, and usually is indifferent. They often do things they aren’t supposed to just for the sake of ticking off their parents.

## Skills and Weaknesses

Avril’s pretty basic. They don’t fight very well, as they’ve never had to, and they’re average in athletics. Over the course of the Defenders of Aireon, they did learn how to aim and fire a sniper. They can set explosives, and have some experience with programming and engineering (after repairing things for a job). They're fairly good at running, but they can’t swim. Avril’s a horrible musician, and couldn’t sing if they practiced for a million years- but they do have a secret artistic side. Avril’s a horrible cook. They can be smart if they focus on something, but they don’t care much about their education. They’ve been saving up for a motorcycle when they turn 16, and are actually really good with money management.

## Appearance

Avril has dark brown eyes and fairly dark skin. They don't have any freckles, but they have a scar on their chin from when they were little. They have dyed platinum hair, and they wear it in bangs that hang just above their eyes. They are known for wearing lots of black, and being fairly stylish. They either try to look like a k-pop idol, or are wearing their favorite black leather jacket, or both. They have multiple piercings on both ears, and prefer earrings that are silver to gold. They often wear a choker with silver spikes.

## Relationships

### Friends

Avril has a sort of close relationship with all of their friends- well, close for Avril, that is. Avril tends to distance themself. The only Defender of Aireon that Avril might *truly* be close to is Jinx. Jinx and Avril- sometimes referred to as April Fools is perhaps the second most iconic ship.

### Family

As stated in the backstory, Avril never got along with their parents that much. But they had a decent relationship with their brothers. Jayden, the youngest of Avril's older brothers, was the kindest and closest to Avril. Jayden was still much older than them, but he taught her more about life than Tristan and Ronan combined. If young Avril tripped and fell, he would be the sibling to come help them up. Ronan was the middle child of the brothers, and tended to be the worst influence on Avril. He's honestly the only reason they're as sarcastic and moody as they are. Ronan was never close to Avril, and made it abundantly clear he'd rather be with his friends. Tristan, the oldest sibling, was nice to Avril, when he visited. However, Tristan was so much older than Avril that they barely knew each other at all.

## Trivia

* Avril has a British Accent
* Avril is allergic to Pinapple
* Avril never learned to swim- as when their mother committed s//c/de, she drowned herself. Not only can they not swim, they're afraid of swimming.
* Avril can speak two languages; English and Italian
* The nickname 'Avril' was given to them by Jayden, after Avril discovered that they liked 'older' music