Gianna Mancini

[Gianna Mancini]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400x; padding: 10px; background-image:url('http://i39.tinypic.com/2j0faz9.jpg'); border-right: 5px #000000 solid; border-top: 5px #000000 solid; border-left: 5px #000000 solid;] GIANNA "GIA" MANCINI SHY| TALENTED SINGER | GOOD LISTENER | QUIET| GENTLE | SWEET | NAIVE | THOUGHTFUL | GENUINE | HOPEFUL Name: Gianna Mancini Newsie Nickname: Gia Origin of Newsie Nickname: Easier to say than Gianna Age: 16 Place of Origin: New York, NY Occupation:Newsie Public Knowledge: If you can get her to sing, you'll be blown away. Quiet as a mouse and just as shy. Known for looking after the younger kids in Queens. History Italian by blood and American by birth, Gianna knows very little about her parents. She was left on the doorstep of a church when she was just five weeks old with no note or explanation and was found by a nun. She was sent to a nearby orphanage where she was raised, given schooling and permitted to visit the nun, Sister Mary, who found her often. It was during these visits to the church that Gianna discovered her love of music, and her voice. Painfully shy, music opened a door for her as an avenue of expressing herself and she clung to that freedom embracing all the music and song she could find to devour. Just after her sixteenth birthday, Gianna was turned out of the orphanage due to overcrowding and as one of the older residents they simply couldn't accommodate her any longer. She struggled for a bit, attempting to stay at the church that had become like a second home but Sister Mary had passed the year before and the church wouldn't do as a permanent home. Scared and lonely, Gianna huddled in corners and alleyways until stumbling across the newsies and finding a home alongside other street kids, some of their stories not that unlike her own. Gianna is a quiet sort with a gentle spirit, painfully shy, she tries to stay mostly out of the way and doesn't like to stir up trouble. She would just as soon run from a fight than be in the middle of one and avoids confrontation whenever possible. Sweet minded and kind when someone takes the trouble to get to know her, Gianna is an excellent listener and perceptive friend - her years at the orphanage have taught her much about sharing and living in cramped quarters. The only time Gianna isn't shy or reserved is when she is singing, music lights up her soul. Music became her solace when she was growing up and as she's gotten older she's embraced it even more. Her fondest dream is to be a famous singer, though fears her nerves and shyness would make it virtually impossible. She can occasionally be found singing on the street when selling papes, a way to bring in a few extra coins and because there is a simple joy in it for her. Sometimes in her free time she likes to slip up into the balcony at Caprice Hall and watch the stage show for hours - she doesn't care much for the crowds or the seeming chaos coming from it, but she can't take her eyes of the women as they perform. To her they are the most graceful and beautiful creatures she has ever seen and she loves to sit and watch them and dream that someday, that will be her. About the Player Player Name: Ren Requested Borough: Queens Characters Played: Daisy O'Connor, Shannon Murphy, Luke Gallagher, Ki Harper, David Jacobs, Sarah Williams, Jax McCloud Timezone: EST Anything else: Staff member this app was coded by pygmi of caution 2.0