⟨ AMANDA ZHOU. CIS FEMALE. SHE / HER. ⟩ though the mist might prevent some from seeing it, MEMPHIS “ MIMI ” YIU is actually a descendant of A R E S. it’s still a question of whether or not the TWENTY - FIVE year old EAST ASIAN STUDIES MAJOR from SEATTLE, WASHINGTON has taken after their godly parent completely, but the demigod is still known to be quite OBSERVANT & SELF - SABOTAGING.
+ DOSSIER. + PINTEREST. + PLAYLIST.
PERSONALITY.
most people find mimi to be quite unassuming at first glance. from a distance, she is twinkling eyes and a pearly - white smile, fun to be around and ever so easy to talk to ; but the closer one tries to get to her, the farther away she runs. you see, she is used to getting hurt, and her powers being at the heart of it all. with time, she has learned the art of self - preservation, and has sworn to never let anybody get too close to her ⸺ lest they end up turning on her, too. it’s this self - preservation that has made her exceptionally good at observing people, figuring them out, learning their secrets. she knows more about other people than they ever do her.
it’s no surprise, therefore, that envy is an emotion that comes exceptionally easy to her, often greeting her like an old friend. seeing large groups of friends around campus often makes mimi yearn for more, for uncomplicated companionship and untainted relationships, but she knows it’s far safer to keep the world at arm’s length. it doesn’t mean that she doesn’t long to be loved and wanted by her peers. the same goes for her romantic life. she has never fallen in love, never had a relationship last long enough for her to become attached. she prefers serial dating to long - term relationships because it means she has control, but mimi romanticises the idea of something more stable, one unaffected by her fears of rejection.
despite her self - sabotaging ways, mimi is known to be very loyal towards the people she does keep, of those who have outlasted the fragile fury and rocky turbulence. ( after all, if they are to be in her life, then she might as well protect them with her entire being. ) she is also relatively good - humoured and likes having a laugh, takes pleasure in making people smile. it is a smile that hides her resentment for ares, as she firmly believes that she could have had something resembling a normal life, even vaguely, if it were not for her relation to him. unlike some of her peers, she does not hold her godly parent to high regard.
FACTS.
the maternal side of mimi’s family hails from the island of hong kong, just off of china. back in the seventies, when mimi’s mother, jingfei, was still just a child, they immigrated to the united states where they first lived in augusta, ga, before settling in seattle, wa, where mimi’s uncle was born.
mimi is fluent in english and greek, as well as cantonese as mandarin, as she was taught to speak both languages from a young age. of the two, she prefers to speak cantonese.
in her early years, mimi’s mother was an air hostess who frequently travelled for her job. this was how she met ares. she had no plans to quit her job, not even when she learned that she was pregnant with what would become their daughter, and continued to work through her pregnancy for as long as it was allowed. for the formative years of mimi’s life, she was essentially raised by her grandparents, only seeing her mother when she was able to take leave.
as a teenager, mimi found herself as camp elektra in silverlake, ca, and it was the only place she felt like she could fit in for the longest time.
she’s been a student at eonia university for five years, and has bounced between several majors. currently, she is majoring in east asian studies, but she has also studied architecture and marine biology in the past.
stable relationship ? never heard of her. due to her abilities, mimi doesn’t have very many close friends. she won’t allow it. instead, she prefers to keep many acquaintances, and probably knows at least one person in every course / house. she is very good at remembering faces and learning names. even if she doesn’t have a lot of people she considers to be friends, she still very much likes to make an effort.
mimi met her father once. he appeared at the gates of camp elektra and was immediately charged into by his fourteen - year - old daughter. in front of a crowd of young demigods, she created a scene, demanding answers from ares, questioning him of her existence and his motivations. it was a rage like she had never felt before. she told him she hated him, and though she was told off for disrespecting one of the gods, she thinks he knows she means it.
POWERS.
limited necromancy : she remembers seeing ghosts as a kid. sometimes they had faces, but more often than not, they were blurred figures ⸺ like silhouettes behind a glass pane. they never stayed for long, but sometimes they would come to her, whispering enticing words and asking for her help. every adult she ever told dismissed them as creations from an overactive child’s mind rather than spirits that genuinely existed. it’s not an ability she’s particularly hone, and over the years it appears to have waned significantly, but mimi still sees them sometimes, in the dead of night when no one is watching. she’ll glance out of the corner of her eye and perhaps a blurred figure smiles at her through the dark.
odikinesis : from a young age, people have always acted peculiarly around her. teachers would be impatient for no reason, often picking on her when she was late or forgot her homework, and even friends and family members had a habit of becoming noticeably more irritable in her presence. mimi never understood why. whatever she did to make it up to them, it only seemed to make matters worse. as a child, it wasn’t something she necessarily intended to happen, and she slowly learned that if she concentrated hard enough, then it didn’t have to happen at all. but more recently, she’s also realised that as much as she can put out the coals, she is capable of fanning the flames, too. it’s become a habit of hers ⸺ in moments of pent - up rage or insecurity ⸺ to find people in varying states of anger and agitation and turn the volume up to one hundred. she knows what she’s doing is wrong, and it always leaves her with an overbearing amount of remorse when all is over. she’s lost plenty of friends as a result, and always vows to learn from it but never does.
other abilities :
sonic scream : it happened only once, when she was a toddler. for hours, young mimi wouldn’t stop crying. she was passed from relative to relative, each attempting to soothe and comfort her, but by hour three, it was clear her tears were not going to relent. then it happened ⸺ the tot let out a terrific wail. it shattered the windows, cracked the mirror down the hall. then all at once, it was over, the crying, the screaming ⸺ all of it was gone. her entire family was left stunned.
telumkinesis : while the ability can be useful, it’s not one mimi chooses to use on a regular basis. although she may incite the occasional brawl and spars along with her brothers and sisters, she rarely involves herself in the chaos, thus she’s never found much need for weapons outside of training.
OUT OF CHARACTER.
hellooooo !!!!!!!! I’m nixie, 24+, she / her pronouns, from the gmt timezone. I heard about this group from my lovely friend, who’d been hyping it up. I’ve been considering rejoining groups for a while since my indie blogs have been stressing me tf out lately, so I decided to join on a whim and now I am here to bring you my misfortunate chaos baby, mimi yiu, who never asked for any of this but lost her ticket out ✌🏼 I’m SUPER excited to start writing with you guys ! feel free to look through any of the links listed in this post or on my page !
