Mason Anna Garcia

Basics:

Name: Mason Anna Garcia
Age: 23
Gender: F
Species: Witch
Height: 5'9

Fashion: Mason's style tends to be simple and light-colored. Her dresser is filled with pastel sweaters and t-shirts, and she prefers to wear jeans or leggings whenever possible. She also has a large collection of scarves--her mother gets them for her every Christmas. She considers her multiple pairs of Keds her signature item.

Physical Description: Mason is a bit on the tall side thanks to her father, and towers over her petite mother. She takes after her father's side of the family in her willowy build as well, which her mother likes to complain about. In high school, Mason was often self-conscious about her small bust size, but she has left behind most of her body issues and decided she simply doesn't care.

-Personality-

Description: Just the nicest. It's not an exaggeration, Mason just doesn't have a mean bone in her body. She actively seeks out the best in each person she meets and is determined to face the world with love. She is far more likely to take the blame onto herself for any negativity she encounters and has a bad habit of internalizing criticism.

Mason adores the customers at the diner and will memorize the orders of regulars as well as ask them about their families and stay up to date on their lives. She is content with this as her main social life and is intimidated by the idea of making friends outside the diner.

Mason has a fascination with classic movies, and hardly ever watches recent films or television shows. She might be convinced if someone she cared about liked a movie enough, but she prefers the drama of older films.


Habits/Hobbies: often has a small creature somewhere on her person when she is not at work

History: The Garcia family moved into Xander's Cross during the Gold Rush era and is actually one of the older witch families in the area. Mason is one of two daughters, her elder sister Lauren runs an herbal shop downtown. Mason grew up in Xander's Cross and is familiar with most of the locals, especially now that she works at the Crimson Diner. She didn't pursue a college degree because she doesn't feel like she's sure what she'd want to pursue. She's considering veterinary school, but she wants to spend a little more time just living an every day life. She's perfectly happy with her job as a waitress and her 'hobby' helping the local wildlife. 

As a child, she had a habit of bringing home injured animals to nurse them back to health, and this habit has grown into a full-blown hobby/unpaid job now that she lives on her own. She has at least one animal staying with her at any given time in addition to her own cat (Portia) and snake (Brutus). Various 'guests' stay in different habitats she has set up in playpens in the spare bedroom of the house she rents from her aunt and uncle.

The one thing she feels like she's missing is connection; while she's friendly with everyone in town, she doesn't currently have any close friends outside her family, and she's never been in a romantic relationship. She even went to prom with her cousin instead of a real date. 

Magic:
Mason has a connection with animals that most would consider supernatural. She attracts and bonds with creatures of all kinds, including the various cryptids and spirits that live in the Portleche forest. They often act as if they can understand her words, and will go out of their way to 'repay' her for her assistance. She ends up with a lot of strange odds and ends in her home thanks to this. 

Despite being from an old witch family, Mason is absolute garbage at formal spellwork. This annoys her grandmother to no end, and is "an embarrassment to the family." 

Family/Friends:
Sister - Lauren Garcia

Neighborhood: Old Town