ZHU, erika

[attr="class","hdtitle"]PERSONALITY

[attr="class","hdinfo"]+ carefree, intelligent, intuitive, passionate, skilled
- brash, dramatic, doubtful, insecure, obsessive

[attr="class","hdtitle"]HISTORY/MISC.

[attr="class","hdinfo"] She was normal, two stereotypical Asian parents and an only child. She was known as the tenacious child, hesitantly waddling her way through as a child. She never found much passion in her life, or so people believed. Unlike many children of her class who preferred the rowdy outside, Erika stayed within the security of the inside with the comforting presence of crayon and paper. She indulged herself with stories in her drawings, from an beginning to end. Hence why she found video gaming to be such an important outlet near the end of her elementary school years. Everyday she'd stay in to play games, everyday she'd find a way to smuggle her handhelds in the classroom or in her pocket during recess. It was just a way for an escape. It was like a drive -- it was interesting. So naturally she had no friends to be involved with, little social interaction. But that's fine because sooner or later that drive gaming gave her developed into learning about computers and being overall into stupid tech geek stuff. It persisted well into her middle school years, even her high school years. No friends still, social skills forever lacking. Yeah it sucked, she could of just actually talked to people more... But honestly? Who'd ever talk to a loser like her. So she thought.

It was sophomore year when she was given a little present of a camera by her parents -- a hint to finally get off and away from the computer and gaming console and enjoy the outside. So she did, for a while; her ability to get quick pictures was good, and it evolved as a way to take pictures of people -- it was normally to get secret pictures of crushes for people for a price. Had to get money for new games somehow. The service became popular throughout high school years, and it soon went to pictures to personal information via hacking. No biggie, she guessed. It was romantic in a sense, a very weird obsessive sense.

The line should of been drawn there, but it wasn't because for a momentshe understood their reasons. Definitely not when she meet him. It was junior year and there was a new, young teacher who was definitely a looker and just so kind. Being the type of person she was, she could only find herself to admire from afar. It would of been common sense not to mess with him, the computer teacher, through hacking or whatever. But Erika wasn't smart and sound, she was stupid. And stupid got caught with a stack of secret pictures of the new teacher as well. 

Apparently having a little crush such as hers was creepy, enough for parents to instantly beg for a way to change their disillusioned, obsessive cyberstalker of a daughter. The solution? Birchwood Academy where she transferred in midyear of junior. Maybe she deserves being in a dingy place like this. She'd just have to graduate to get out, huh.



• She's shifted in her hobbies -- from gaming, photography, collecting figurines, crocheting, sewing cosplay, etc. -- a lot of them have died down, thanks to harsh criticism from others. Or she'll just do it in secret or quietly.
• She actually still has her camera, she managed to sneak it in with her clothes. She still occasionally photographs random people too, but not for money. Just to pass the time. It's not creepy...
• Chinese, German, and American -- only knows English, not a lick of any other language. 'less you count the ones they teach in school, but honestly why would getting fluent in Spanish and French help her weeb quests.