Danny lives in the South Side of Los Angeles, in a run down apartment she's been in for years now. She ran away from home at 17, having both graduated early from high school, and having been kicked out by her parents. Danny's mother and father were poor, and beyond that, never appreciated Daniella the same way she wished they had. All the girl could afford was an older apartment in the bad part of the city, and with that apartment she's stayed. Danny's tried to hustle her way out of her current situation, but nothing's seemed to stick for the young woman. Just when it seems like she would get away from this dead end life...She's brought back in. Her latest job, doing night shifts at a gas station in the south side, had further entrenched Danny in her current location. Still, she remains desperate for a way out. That, or someone who can remove herself from it themselves.
Danny's primary way of making money is by working night shifts at a gas station in the south side of Los Angeles. Whether or not it makes all that much money is another story. The shifts themselves are surprisingly uneventful, but then again, Danny isn't a fighter. There's been break-ins, and definitely vandalism, but nothing as serious as an armed robbery. There is one other thing though, something Danny hasn't admitted to even her closest friends. As a kind of "side hustle", Danny has cat-fished multiple men for financial gain. While dangerous, given she uses some variation of her real identity to sell who she says she is, the young woman can't drag herself away from both the thrill and gain it provides. The control she has over the people she tricks, and the importance it gives to herself are worth more than any potential risk. At least in Danny's mind
Danny's goal is simple, albeit completely delusional by most people's standards. The young gas station attendant has dreams of becoming the president of the United States, Why? Well quite simply, because it would be the ultimate position of power she could take. It seems far off to most, but to Danny herself, she'd be willing to do near anything to obtain this. Danny's entire life has been filled with nothing but suppression and hardship, most every person she knew well either actively or passively putting her down. Regardless if that's the truth or not, that perceived oppression has led the girl to want power simply for power's sake. It's quite literally the only thing that drives her in the dead-end life she occupies. Risking shame, dishonor, destruction or death is nothing to her in comparison to that ambition. Danny simply needs somewhere to start the fire, and blaze her trail from there
Danny's defining event was her move to Los Angeles at the age of 12. While on the surface this move seemed like a positive change, all the cracks in the girl's life only showed themselves when this had happened. Her father had lost his old job, and her mother couldn't afford to keep them all afloat with hers. The only solution was to try again somewhere else. Danny left what few friends and family she had to go to L.A., only for her parents to become even more cold, distant and hateful towards both her and one another. Danny never truly grew into her own, despite her clear academic prowess. She had no friends, no ambitions, and upon graduating from the school she cared little for, no home. Her downwards spiral was long, and arguably started before she arrived in Los Angeles, but the greatest slip was that move. At least to Danny herself.
Ralph Summers - Danny's boss at the Exxon, Ralph has been the one parental figure Danny has had for some time. Ralph has seen enough of the young woman to know she has potential beyond her current station in life, and has encouraged Danny to pursue greater things. Beyond that, he's lenient with Danny's work schedule, allowing the young woman to work as a contractor, or any number of different things
Adam Grover - Danny's most consistent catfish target, Adam is convinced that he just has to keep at it to get with Danny. Danny, of course, has no real interest in Adam, mostly because he's just not her type. Danny'll never let him know that though, at least not as long as he's taking her on dates or giving her money. It's not a totally manipulative relationship, at least not in Danny's mind. Both of them get someone to go out with, and in a way, they both get what they want. How long that'll last is another thing
Michelle DuPont - Danny's closest friend, the two of them most often talk online or over the phone. Danny met Michelle early on into her life as a vagrant, when the two of them both attended the same concert. Despite Danny's usual self-centered nature, she protected Michelle, and ultimately got the girl home safely. Since then they haven't had much time at all to meet up, but Danny values her time with Michelle the most out of anyone in her life besides Ralph
Danny's parents were at best passive, and at worst neglectful of her. This was mainly due to Danny herself not being a planned child, and the slow deterioration of the two's marriage. Danny's childhood was not much better, with the young woman's home life being generally poor in both material and emotions. Danny was expected to do most of everything herself from a very young age, meaning she had little time for much beyond home and school. Danny never truly gained any hobbies as a result of this, beyond her knack for talking with people, and reading.
Danny did end up excel in in school however, due to both her want to escape her life and a want to understand the world around her. She made many friends from having a decent amount of smarts and a smart mouth, but none of them were deep connections. Danny ultimately graduated a year early at seventeen, more than ready to leave her entire world behind for something better.
Danny has head several instances of young love, but none of them any deeper than teenage hormones and desperation for love of any kind. The closest person she ever attached to was a boy named Jake Lutains, a swim team member she met while in high school. Jake had also come from a bad background, and understood Danny's struggles. The two of them were friends foremost, and even after breaking things off, Danny felt generally close to Jake. Right up until Danny left her school and home at 17. She never heard from Jake again after that. He moved to the midwest to pursue swimming, and one way or another, they didn't keep in touch
Danny fears, above all else, not being able to do anything with the life that she's been given. To die in obscurity would be the single worst thing that Danny could think of on how her life could go. Maybe it has something to do with her upbringing, or how people have always seen or treated her, but Danny can't help but lay awake some nights, thinking on how her life is going.
The young woman sees movie stars, musicians, politicians and CEOs living the biggest, most lavish lifestyles...And she despises it. Not because they don't deserve it, at least not in her mind, but because she wants it, more desperately than anything else in her life. She wants to escape from where she's at in life so desperately, yet she continues to clock in at a gas station in the worst part of her town. It feels almost cosmically cruel in Danny's mind.
Beyond that, Danny fears betrayal from those she's closest with. Primarily as she already doesn't trust people much, at least not really. The idea of someone she actually cares about stabbing her in the back is something that drives the young woman's vapid relationships with most people. If Danny keeps people away, they can never hurt her. Not like her parents, and not like the people who only ever looked at Danny's surface throughout her entire life.
Danny's most prized possessions are both her journal, and the small charm necklace she owns. The journal is important mostly because it allows her to share her real thoughts on the world. Her frustrations, her desires, her hopes and despair. In time, it's come to feel like a friend to her, a confidant for her deepest darkest thoughts. It's something she wouldn't give up for anything. Anything besides maybe her ultimate goal in life, anyways.
The Charm is a different story. Danny was initially given the necklace by Jake, a boy she had dated in high school. At the time it felt like everything to her, but admittedly, it's importance faded with time. It was after Michelle had added onto that charm necklace with a charm of her own that Danny took to caring for it.
She keeps it locked in a drawer in her apartment, unwilling to even take it out unless she feels the desperate need for its comfort. Sometimes it feels like the only thing she really owns. Maybe that's for the best though.
Danny's biggest problem in life is rather simple. Money. Danny continually struggles with not only getting money, but keeping hold of it. This is mostly due to the fact that her current life situation is not much better than her finances. Danny continually goes through a vicious cycle of barely eking out enough money for rent, utilities and her bare necessities, only to not truly save enough to get out of her current situation. The fact that taking overtime at the gas station she works at or pawning money off of vulnerable men is Danny's options means the options for making money are very, very limited
This isn't even mentioning Danny's lack of post-high school education, or the fact she has no money for college plays a massive factor on what her opportunities are. The only real solutions, at least in Danny's mind, are crime, or somehow making a big break in a well paying job. Either option is unappealing, and ultimately, Danny feels trapped. Trapped, and without a single way out of her situation.
Danny typically wakes up around noon, not wearing much given she lives alone, in a locked apartment, and not really feeling all that embarrassed about how she looks or dresses. The young woman usually starts by getting some kind of workout in, knowing full well that she always needs the exercise. The temptations of gas station sweets is ever present.
Danny's had plenty of time to build up a decent amount of exercise equipment, even if it is mostly just barbells, a pull up rack and some jump rope. With that done, the young woman goes about showering, brushing her teeth and generally cleaning up. She applies a simple setup of a perfume of her choice (usually something citrus-smelling), moisturizer, and the bare essentials of makeup. She doesn't need it to look pretty, at least in her eyes.
Finally, Danny gets dressed, usually in something simple and low-key, and goes about her day. Whatever that looks like for a broke twenty-something.
Danny will easily take an hour getting ready, although that's likely because of the fact Danny rarely if ever dresses up. If she's going through all that effort, it's either to make a powerful impression on someone, or to generally try and raise her social status amongst people she wants to influence. The point is, it's all for a purpose, and given Danny's usually casual attire, it will take her awhile to truly prepare.
As for what exactly Danny would do to prepare, she'd put painstaking efforts to shower, shave, moisturize, perfume and generally apply makeup to herself. The goal with all of this is to emphasize her natural beauty, her slim figure, and the attentiveness she put into the various aspects of herself. All of this wrapped up in one of the few dresses Danny can afford, to hopefully get the right effect. She'd accept nothing less from her star appearance after all.
Danny plans to invite what few friends she has, whether that be from work or online, to come with her to a local barcade. She normally doesn't care for games, but from the few times she has been to her local place, she's had an honest to god blast. There's something about that atmosphere that makes Danny feel...Well, like she's a kid again really. Just one that can drink and make crude jokes without getting chewed out by her parents.
Of course Danny plans to ask for money, maybe even a day off from her boss. The real thing she wants more than anything is to feel wanted for a day. Really wanted, not just something that's easy on the eyes for others. Someone people actually value. Someone loved