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Abilities
Richelle's abilities, for the most part, center around one thing: fashion and taking care of one's appearance. She takes great care to always know what's in style, and she does indeed have a good eye for identifying what would look good on a person. She does have her biases (she has a very strong preference for looking 'cool' and 'glamourous'), but if Richelle thinks your outfit looks completely horrible, it probably does.
She is also very observant when it comes to fashion and make-up. She'll take note of what you're wearing and remember it exactly, even in situations where you wouldn't expect someone to notice what someone's wearing at all. For example, when a dog knocks a man over, Richelle notices the soles of his shoes enough to recall details about them later, even though they're only visible for a moment. For the most part, Richelle sticks to applying her observational skills to fashion and make-up, but she can also be very good at picking up people's behaviours in the case of people she wants to emulate. She can remember small details, and notice inconstancies and discrepancies.
Richelle also has a talent for direct thinking. When other people people are getting distracted by irrelevant details, Richelle will often point out some simple solution or fact that seems incredibly obvious, but was still missed by everyone else. Richelle has an uncomplicated worldview, and this allows her to cut through to the point while others get caught up in overcomplicated theories.
Furthermore, despite Richelle's superficial and shallow nature, she is much more intelligent than she appears. It's just that she tends to not apply that intelligence for things she considers unimportant - like school, or keeping up with current events. Instead, she applies it to things like having an intense knowledge of fashion trends. And when motivated, she's just as capable of figuring out mysteries as much as anyone else in the gang.
Skill wise, Richelle has been taking ballet lessons for most of her life. It doesn't always have practical applications, but she's got the muscle that comes from years of dancing and she has excellent body memory - she's managed to use a dance kick to knock out a guy. She's also a reasonable singer and has taken singing lessons. Most important though is her talent for acting - she's used this to "pretend" to be brave when in a scary situation, convince a criminal that she plans to help them when she plans to trap them in a bathroom stall, and perform in a stage play in the leading role. Richelle can be utterly convincing, and it's often by "acting" that Richelle will get herself through difficult situations.
And lastly, Richelle is lucky. Very lucky. She leads a rather charmed life, where boys with cars will appear out of nowhere and agree to drive her around on her weekly paper route, teachers will readily accept her vague excuses for why she didn't do her homework, and adults will often end up coming away with positive impressions of her despite the fact that she's completely shallow. Exactly what it is about her that causes this is unknown.
She is also very observant when it comes to fashion and make-up. She'll take note of what you're wearing and remember it exactly, even in situations where you wouldn't expect someone to notice what someone's wearing at all. For example, when a dog knocks a man over, Richelle notices the soles of his shoes enough to recall details about them later, even though they're only visible for a moment. For the most part, Richelle sticks to applying her observational skills to fashion and make-up, but she can also be very good at picking up people's behaviours in the case of people she wants to emulate. She can remember small details, and notice inconstancies and discrepancies.
Richelle also has a talent for direct thinking. When other people people are getting distracted by irrelevant details, Richelle will often point out some simple solution or fact that seems incredibly obvious, but was still missed by everyone else. Richelle has an uncomplicated worldview, and this allows her to cut through to the point while others get caught up in overcomplicated theories.
Furthermore, despite Richelle's superficial and shallow nature, she is much more intelligent than she appears. It's just that she tends to not apply that intelligence for things she considers unimportant - like school, or keeping up with current events. Instead, she applies it to things like having an intense knowledge of fashion trends. And when motivated, she's just as capable of figuring out mysteries as much as anyone else in the gang.
Skill wise, Richelle has been taking ballet lessons for most of her life. It doesn't always have practical applications, but she's got the muscle that comes from years of dancing and she has excellent body memory - she's managed to use a dance kick to knock out a guy. She's also a reasonable singer and has taken singing lessons. Most important though is her talent for acting - she's used this to "pretend" to be brave when in a scary situation, convince a criminal that she plans to help them when she plans to trap them in a bathroom stall, and perform in a stage play in the leading role. Richelle can be utterly convincing, and it's often by "acting" that Richelle will get herself through difficult situations.
And lastly, Richelle is lucky. Very lucky. She leads a rather charmed life, where boys with cars will appear out of nowhere and agree to drive her around on her weekly paper route, teachers will readily accept her vague excuses for why she didn't do her homework, and adults will often end up coming away with positive impressions of her despite the fact that she's completely shallow. Exactly what it is about her that causes this is unknown.