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Name: Mei Xiu Kensington

Age: 17

Gender/Sexuality: Female, Bisexual

Appearance: Mei Xiu possesses a graceful and elegant presence. She stands at 5'4" with a slender figure and long, silver hair that flows like a cascade of silk. Her almond-shaped eyes, a shade of amber brown, are filled with a sense of wonder. Mei Xiu is typically seen in tank tops and cutoff jeans in greens, browns, blues, and grayscale, having a vaguely militarial style outside of the studio, even before the chaos of the zombie apocalypse.

Personality: INFP (Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Perceiving). Mei Xiu embodies the INFP personality through her artistic and empathetic nature. She finds beauty and meaning in the world around her and is guided by her sense of compassion and creativity. Mei Xiu is a dreamer, an artist in both her dance and her outlook on life. She's deeply empathetic, caring not only for her close friends but also for the humanity that remains in the post-apocalyptic world. Her introverted nature makes her introspective, often seeking solace in her ballet practice.

Backstory: Sent to a studio from near infancy, her adoptive psychotic dance mom has forced Mei Xiu to obsessively practice and devote her life to dance (ballet, contemporary, lyrical, jazz). Yet despite the pressure, Mei Xiu grew to love dance, and acceled. Her parents divorced when she was four, leaving her mother rich. Her contractor adoptive father has minimal contact with her, and disapproves that she is sacrificing a childhood for dance. Her birth mother OD'ed and is long dead. Her dance teacher is a holy terror, but Mei Xiu has long ago learned to maintain her calm and quietly assertive disposition to accel. She is very disciplined, and can manage her double life well. Mei Xiu is a national title holder, yet no one at her school knows. She is often absent for weeks at a time to go on competition tours, and thus has no close friends in classes. After years of dedication and auditions, she finally has achieved a full scholarship to the British Royal Academy of Dance, and is sitting pretty. Her life was once filled with the routine of competitions and rehearsals until the zombie apocalypse disrupted her world. Now, she dances not only for the love of it but also as a way to find moments of beauty and respite amidst the chaos.

Strengths:
1. Extreme Strength and Agility: Mei Xiu's ballet training has granted her remarkable strength, agility, and poise, making her a formidable presence in both dance and combat.
2. Creative Problem-Solving: Her artistic mind allows her to approach problems with unconventional solutions, finding beauty and solutions in unexpected places.
3. Empathy and Charisma: Mei Xiu's ability to connect with people emotionally makes her a natural leader when it comes to building trust and unity.
4. Teamwork and Connection: Mei Xiu knows intimately the sacrifices the individual must make for the success of the team. She can work well with a variety of different personality types, seeking to connect and understand.

Weaknesses:
1. Introverted: Mei Xiu's introverted nature can sometimes make her hesitant to take on leadership roles or assert herself in high-pressure situations.
2. Vulnerability: Her empathetic nature can lead her to be overly trusting, potentially putting her group at risk.
3. Lack of Combat Skills: While she possesses physical prowess, Mei Xiu lacks formal combat training, making her vulnerable in direct confrontations with zombies or hostile survivors. She has basic prop training with staffs and bludgeon type objects, but has no idea how to kill.
4. Lack of Academic Knowledge: Dance was always valued more than school to Mei Xiu, as her future career can't be learned in the classroom. She isn't good with maths and sciences, etc.

Other: Mei Xiu carries her pointe shoes with her wherever she goes, viewing them as a symbol of her past and her unwavering dedication to her art. She keeps a secret hope that they may one day serve her in her quest for the future. She often dances to keep in shape and to remind herself that beauty can still exist even in the darkest of times.