Malolin Baenafin
She maintains both the physical health and mental health of the employees of The Devils Contract, and sometimes will act as expert witness in cases where a doctor is needed. She knows people have a hard time pronouncing her name right, so will often tell them to just call her Lin.
Physical Description
Short for an elf, she is only a couple inches taller than the shortest coworker Danae. Her skin is a dusky grey, going almost black in some areas. She keeps her long white hair flowing mostly back over her shoulders, kept in place with a hairband. Her long ears are typical of most drow and she keeps her nails shorter than most of the women in the office, just so she can do her job easier.
She tends to try and add a little colour to her face with makeup, but tends to go very dark in her colour schemes, usually painting her lips either a dark purple, dark red, sometimes even black. She does add blush to her cheeks though, and tends to go with purple for her eye shadow, liking her whole dark motif.
Physical Quirks
When she is talking to people, she does tend to run her hands through her own hair, partially because she always keeps good care of it, but also because she loved when her grandmother would brush her hair and sing to her. The entire act of touching her hair she always associates with people she likes, so you had better be in her good books before you do it.
Clothing Style
She generally wears scrub top, a skirt and a red and white lab coat with a red cross on the pockets, as she wants people to realize she is a doctor. She also usually had a stethoscope around her neck, even though she usually prefers to gauge your pulse and heartbeat her with hands. She also wears platform white knee high boots with a red cross on them to get the point across even more her position. Not much changes in her causal time, except she usually isn’t wearing the lab coat.
Mental Characteristics
Personal History
Growing up in Sydney wasn’t easy for her, as she was the youngest of 4 siblings. All of her older brothers, and her parents all were involved in local crime gangs, and while they were well off, their activities drew a lot of unwanted attention. Her uncle and her grandmother were her only solace from the bad fortune of her immediate family. As such, she spent a lot of time with them, and both of them saved money to help her get out of the predicament her family was in. She learned to knit while with her grandmother, a habit she continues to this day.
One time when at home, one of the criminal friends of the family, a rather crude and vicious local drow voodoo priestess, molested the little girl. Her parents were furious and the altercation ended up with the priestess dead and her parents in jail. Her uncle took this opportunity to get the little girl out of there and left with her to the US, helping her get accepted into training to be a medical doctor. After she graduated, her uncle introduced her to a friend, Lucinda, who offered her a scholarship to get a doctorate in psychology as well if she would come work for her. She agreed immediately.
Education
Having two doctorates, one as a medical doctor, and one in psychology, she is one of the most educated people at The Devils Contract. She earned both in short time, due to her drive and determination. Since she got her job, she’s been helping to support her uncle and pay him back for helping get her education.
Employment
One of the first employees at the law office, she has always been there to help make sure that everyone is happy and healthy. She works closely with Megan of HR to ensure the emotional well being of the staff, but also works directly with clients to help them after traumatic life situations. She also works a lot with Kaytlin to make sure everyone’s physical health is in tip top shape.
Morality & Philosophy
While she is very open and will sometimes speak her mind an a rather blunt and sometimes vulgar way, she also can be very manipulative, making sure people do the right things, even when they don’t want to. She isn’t above blackmail to ensure justice and the well being of everyone is achieved. She also can be very motherly, knowing that while manipulation can work for some people, being nurturing can help a lot more.
Personality
Motivation
She knows that society is broken as it is, the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, people are losing their way and their will, and she wants to help people find a new path to making life better again. She has a hopeful idealism that is more than a little infectious and is very sure of herself and that she is right in her pushing for it.
Likes & Dislikes
She loves to research new medical procedures and advances on the medical field, as well as getting a rise out of people when she lets her foul language vocabulary go free. She doesn’t like those who try and use others for their own gain, and has a special hatred for pedophiles due to her own childhood trauma.
Virtues
She is always willing to listen and talk to people to try and help them get to a better place, both mentally and physically, and can be very focused when she has a goal in sight. She isn’t afraid to tell people the truth, even if it may hurt them initially, as she knows that they will get over it in time, and be better for it.
Vices
Her manipulative nature has gotten her in trouble a couple times, and she knows that she can not break the law, or she will lose her job. She also will never break her Hippocratic oath, and sometimes that has led her to walk away from situations where she feels she would do harm no matter what. She also has a very volatile temper, which is only kept in check by that oath.
Quirks
When she talks to people, and she wants to understand what they say or mean, she tends to repeat what they say back to them, not only letting them know she is listening, but that she understands what they mean. Her stroking her own hair is also more than some would expect, especially when she feels uncomfortable.
Values
She values people improving themselves and those around them, and anyone who is involved in teaching or mentoring earns a lot of respect for her. While she does admire good parents, she will give those who put their children in danger an earful when she runs into them.
Sexual Style
Having hit her second sexual peak, she has a very high drive and has no issues with taking partners whenever she can. She doesn’t have a regular group she picks from, instead picking them up from people she finds helping others. She loves to give her partners massages, and has a fondness for younger men, making her a bit of a cougar. She isn’t as open with her affections in public as some of the other women in the office, but she is very blunt with them as to what she wants and likes. She is curious about being with another woman, but still has some hangups because of her youth. If it were to happen, it would likely be a threesome with an established couple. She is also very open about discussing how sex is healthy, natural and good for you.
Social
Contacts & Relations
With only her uncle in the area, she really hasn’t made many friends outside the office. She does have a few fellow doctors she knows from the local hospitals and the medical examiner in the area that she will go out with for drinks, but she isn’t much for the bar scene, preferring drinking and movies at a friends place.
Social Aptitude
Tending more towards listening, she will hear people out before giving her honest thoughts, sometimes in a rather arrogant way. Some have described her as having the “mother is always right” attitude, but most of the time she is right, so they don’t mind it as much. She is fine in groups or alone, but tends to be a little timid around other women in social settings.
Religious Views
A little conflicted on her views, while she is an atheist, she doesn’t like some religions and how they treat people. However, she never brings this up, and steers conversations away from religion if pressed on it.
Mannerisms
A generally hopeful and nurturing person, she hopes to bring out the best in people and help them achieve great things in life. She is frank when she gives her opinion, and can be a little vulgar in how she expresses it, but is very tolerant of others having different opinions. She tends to have a very dry and sarcastic humour, and makes off colour jokes quite often.
Hobbies & Pets
In her spare time she knits a lot, having a massive collection of yarn in her small townhouse. She does this to remember her grandmother, and has been known to knit winter sweaters for friends and even the homeless. She also is trying her hand at writing, specifically trying her hand at getting something published in a psychology journal on the topic of suicide and divorce. She has a tarantula named Reggie as her pet, and she is very happy to show him off, even to those who are terrified of spiders.
Speech Style
With her strong Australian accent, and her vulgar and blunt way of speaking, she is quite memorable. She fits every stereotype of an Aussie, even down to using the word ‘cunt’ as more of a friendly jibe than anything mean. She also doesn’t spare anyone from telling them when they are wrong.
Political Affiliation & Activism
Ending up more middle of the road, she really doesn’t involve herself with politics, not really finding any party as one that represents her fully. She’s more likely to vote independent, even though she knows it won’t make a difference. Her activism tends towards little bits of kindness towards those who are homeless, like making sweaters or bringing them new socks, food and water. She also volunteers at a suicide hotline to try and help people who are down.