MARISSA YOUNG
(Picture courtesy of Olga)
Name: Marissa Young
Date Of Birth: August 28th, 1992
Starsign: Virgo
Marissa is the
baby of Diablo - the youngest member of the group but also arguably the most
gifted, for it is Marissa, along with Clay who produces
all of the group's music. Marissa is sweet-natured, gentle and unassuming,
and her close friendship with Stefana is a friendship
of opposites. Marissa is loyal and considers the friendship mutually beneficial
- it was Stefana who taught Marissa to have confidence in herself and her
music, whilst Marissa does her best to keep Stefana on the straight
and narrow. It is true to say that Marissa worries far more about Stefana
and her actions than Stefana does herself, and it often causes her more than
one sleepless night.
Marissa is the only person to know about Stefana's drug addiction and out
of misguided loyalty swore to keep it a secret - a promise she regrets but
does not consider breaking, for loyalty is important to her. However, she
hates tension and fighting often gets to her - particularly when she and Stefana
fight. She has no desire to paint Jewel as evil rivals in the same way as
Stefana does - in fact, she is eager to befriend them wherever possible,
and accords them and their musical prowess the greatest respect.
Marissa is an insulin diabetic, who has fought to be accepted by everyone
and who manages her condition with barely a hiccup. She is devoted to her
music and Diablo is very important to her - in terms of personnel as much
as in terms of the songs they produce. Marissa considers Luca something of a big brother figure and has a secret
crush on drummer Clay, though she is too shy to voice it
Marissa's mother is Suzanne Leroux - once Suzanne Mayor, aka Chimera, Pizzazz's
half-sister and once the video artist for the Misfits. Marissa does not know
till fairly late on that Pizzazz is her aunt and Sirena therefore her cousin,
though it comes out when Marissa and Luca attempt to warn Sirena about her father's true intentions. Marissa's
mother has been married twice and she has two siblings - a twin sister Farah
who works in Japan with a friend of her mother's, and a half brother named
Patrick who she is also very close to. Though her parents are split up, Marissa
has a good relationship with her father and with her stepfather, and has
a stable family background back in Connecticut.