Name: Stephanie
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Looks: (casual) Light brown skin, green eyes, short short red hair, light pink tank top, blue jeans, black strap sandals, (work) zookeeper uniform
Occupation: Student/zoo employee
Family: Unnamed parents and aunt
Crush: Open
Sexuality: Poly
Backstory: When she was 7 years old, her parents never wanted her because she was 'black', so they ditched her to her aunt, who was not too happy that they did that, but she loves Stephanie for who she is. Stephanie meets Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman when she started working at 15 years old
Hidden talent: During her time working at the zoo, she can actually understand what the animals are talking about, of course she didn't tell her aunt about it, so she was able to make friends with the four
Bio (first movie): After a day at the zoo, Stephanie got accepted to a zoology scholarship out of state and was taking Central, until she sees Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman surrounded by police and animal control. She snuck into the cargo ship to free them, but the ship hits a bad storm which tosses the four animals overboard, including Stephanie, but she managed to get a lifeboat and ends up in an island with them
Bio (second movie): After the events from the first movie, the gang and Stephanie were flying back to New York on a now functioning plane, but it suddenly breaks down and crashes into Africa, the birthplace of their ancestors and Alex's old home
Bio (third movie): After the events from the second movie and after the penguins and chimps leave to Monte Carlo, the gang and Stephanie headed there to confront them. Throughout the journey inside the Monte Carlo casino, they get spotted by some people and the police called animal control, whose leader is after the head of a lion, which is Alex. After that, they stumbled upon a circus and have to lie about being circus workers to get back to New York
Likes: Animals, baking with her aunt, exploring
Dislikes: Racism, her parents, animal abuse
Hobbies: She spends most of her time at the zoo, but when she's at home, she and her aunt would bake or paint
Voice actor: Poppy (Trolls)
Relation:
Lidia: 10/10
Lidia is the only family relative who gives Stephanie the love and confidence that she needed
Her parents: -10/10
Ever since she was little, her parents used slur words on her and made her do all of the housework they give her. They feed her little foods and if she makes a mess, they punish her by locking her in her room for the whole day or hit her
2nd Oc
Name: Lidia
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Looks: Tanned brown skin, medium Afro put in a bun, green eyes
Occupation: Zookeeper
Family: Stephanie (niece)
Crush: Open
Sexuality: Straight Ally
Talents: She was once known for taming a rhino when she visited Africa years ago at a young age, which lead her to be a zookeeper in present time. When Stephanie was kicked out of her home by her parents, she raises her like her own daughter and has her help out at the zoo. When Stephanie told her that she can understand animal language, she supports her, which makes their jobs easier
Likes: Spending time with her niece, animals, exploring
Dislikes: Discrimination, Stephanie's parents, animal abuse
Hobbies: Same as Stephanie
Voice actor: Lilith (The Owl House)
Relations:
Stephanie: 10/10
She loved Stephanie ever since she was born and was protective of her when it comes to her parents. She was enraged when she finds out about the abuse and how they left Stephanie.
Stephanie's parents: -10/10
Like her relation to Stephanie, she was mad at the parents for their abuse and lack of love to a child
