In Class Character Sketch--Assigned Blog Post #3

So.....here is my in class character sketch. The character's name was Mariana "Mari" Ni. She's a stock broker and fears loneliness.
Uh...this is all notes and incomplete sentences....because I was in a rush :)

She's short. 5 foot 3 inches. 5'5" if she wants to impress someone and wears her fancy pumps. She's small, but she accessorizes to the point of almost, just almost excessive. It's not excessive. Just almost. She knows where the limits are.

She likes red a lot. Her long nails are red, and she's got fading red highlights in her hair, red boxy glasses, and her favorite 2-inch pumps are red. She thinks the color reflects who she is, because the deep carmine that she wears often is a color that shouldn't be messed with; it means business and getting things done. Despite her jumble of accessories, even her face sets off a quick, efficient, snappy, neat sort of mood. Brisk. Her watches and rings are simple. The small, cold silver ring in her cartilage pierce matches her sharp, bright eyes, and her short hair is quick to brush, but fashionable at the same time. In all aspects, she's a stockbroker, eyes flickering back and forth, balancing risks, measuring out costs and gains. She's admirably fearless and certain. Though physically she's tiny, her presence is huge. It's like she fills any room she enters. It makes it hard for people to notice that really, she's alone.

Meeting:
She meets her neighbor, Cecilia Thornwhistle after she's moved into a smaller neighborhood closer to the city where she works. It's a sort of crowded, dingy neighborhood, and it makes her feel uncomfortable. Claustrophobic, with a dead garden that isn't fit to feed a cow for even a day. She things her neighbor is sort of a nut, breaking glass at 2 in the morning and waking her up, but to some extent, she's okay. It makes her neighborhood seem slightly more alive. She met Cecilia first when Cecilia came over with a tray of baked welcome-to-the-neighborhood brownies. Mari thinks Cecilia looks tired and slow. Consciously, she pities Cecilia because of Cecilia's sense of emptiness and the unattractive, purple bags sitting under her eyes all the time. But unconsciously, she warmed up to Cecilia immediately. Cuz really, she's just as tired. The business world and being a stockbroker is stressful stuff. There's no trust, or sympathy, no rest, no caring. Being tough all the time is exhausting work. Although Mari sees herself and Cecilia as completely different people, they really are quite similar, both backed into the wall by a society that pushes them forward, backward, left, right, in and out of a maze without end.