<div class="floatleft">(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/7451/26717.jpg)</div><div style="text-align: right;">(http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/4365/3848louisecliffe.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Melissa Louisa Hall<br/><strong>Age:</strong>24<br/><strong>Marital Status:</strong>Single<br/><strong>Occupation:</strong>Professional Musician; Piano.<br/><strong>Likes:</strong>Being snowed in, blackouts, classical music, cooking, and her dog.<br/><strong>Dislikes:</strong>Sweets, loud music, rude people, messiness.<br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Melissa appears to be quite serious on the surface, not really outgoing or very 'fun'. She smiles often enough, but only professionally and not for anything else. The 24 year old is often perceived as too old for her age. Underneath, however, Melissa still possesses a fun-loving and adventurous side from her old days- though the new state of the world has sort of locked that part of her away.<br/><strong>History: </strong>Melissa had been extremely happy before the disease struck. She had everything, or at least she thought. Her career as a pianist was finally taking off, having newly joined a renowned orchestra. She had met the love of her life, Jake. They were engaged and had just bought a pretty and quiet condo. That is, until everything happened. Her beloved Jake was one of the unlucky ones- he died shortly after contracting the disease. Ever since, Melissa had never been the same.<br/><br/>Her previously captivating smile faded away, seemingly lost within her no matter how desperately she tried to be happy again. It was replaced by a polite and courteous smile, enough to get her by in life and maybe avoid making too many enemies. Thankfully, Melissa was from a well off background- the costs of her condo weren't too high of a price, with a little family help. Her career had slowed considerably; though the orchestra was still together, you can imagine how a worldwide epidemic could threaten people's desires to listen to classical music.<br/><br/>Feeling like her entire life had been stripped away, Melissa struggled on with life, living with a giant hollow space inside of her. Taking advice from family and friends, she adopted a dog to help pass the time and fill the void. Since then, Melissa and her german shepherd Oliver have become best of friends. She has come a long way since her initial grief; thankfully, the new breeding rules hadn't affected her yet. Her job was relatively quiet, and Melissa tended to keep a low profile.