Nicole

Nicole is a sociopathic teenage girl who has a dark and edgy sense of humor. She is extremely intelligent and quick-witted, often using her sharp tongue to manipulate others for her own gain. Nicole has a habit of playing with people's emotions, either to get out of situations or simply for the enjoyment of the power trip. She is a frequent drug abuser and is shown to deal drugs in some routes for her own benefit. Despite this, she possesses some form of moral code, though it is pretty self-centered and selective. She views men as "rapists and pedophiles", never conceiving them as anything more than that. Nicole's most noticeable trait is her crude language and her ability to turn everything into a joke, even when confronted to serious and/or dangerous situations. She has a very dark and edgy sense of humor, and is frequently seen gossiping and lying. Nicole's appearance is described as very beautiful, with pale skin, dark brown hair tied up in a high ponytail, and blue eyes. She is usually seen wearing blue and/or black clothing and skinny jeans. She is 5'5" tall, as shown in the chlorine bomb ending. Nicole's style is sometimes described as Emo (as mentioned by Jecka), although generally tamer than the actual 2000s fashion. She is also seen wearing chipped black nail polish and having self-harm scars on her wrist in an illustration. Her favourite band is my chemical romance, she has one of their posters in her room Nicole grew up all over coastal America. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Following this event, her mom gained custody, and went through a large amount of marriages and divorces, forcing her daughter to frequently move from one place to another, never having enough time to actually make friends. Things changed for Nicole when she entered high school: for the first time, she spent two consecutive years in the same place and school, which, along with her hitting puberty, allowed her to make friends and become popular. Unfortunately, Nicole's happiness was cut short when she got told she had to move out and start over again due to her brother getting the family evicted. Nicole became extremely upset with the news, and when moving out with her mom as originally planned, she turned into the cruel girl we see in the games. Nicole's best friend throughout both games is Jecka. The way the two girls meet for the first time depends on the player's choices, but no matter the route taken they quickly establish a strong bond and become virtually inseparable. Jecka usually supports Nicole and shares some odd morals similar to hers, but is also often depicted as the reasonable one in the duo, having no problem telling her off or scolding her when she goes too far. For example, she shows disapproval of Nicole's behavior towards Ari, and gets very upset to the point of cutting her off when she tries to rationalize selling street drugs. In some routes, Emily is portrayed as a somewhat toxic friend or influence, with instances where Emily encourages Nicole to sell her body or forming a suicide pact with her. In this particular route, Emily develops a profoundly unhealthy attachment to Nicole, expressing a desire to die alongside her and hinting at romantic feelings. These feelings are later confirmed in the ending, where it is revealed that Emily confessed her love for Nicole by sending her a text before taking her own life. Nicole also seems to admire Emily in some ways, being seemingly jealous of her being more “trashy” than her and describing her as very beautiful during a discussion with Jecka. At the end of Emily's route, Nicole refers to Emily as being a "hotter bitch than her." Nicole's mother is despised by her daughter for getting in her way and for refusing to listen, as stated in the intro of the Re-Up. She is mostly depicted as a bad or even abusive parental figure, and is implied to have drug problems. Throughout the narrative, she gives advice that enables Nicole's inability to stand up for herself, and is shown to yell at and not believe Nicole when she faces abuse. In one route, she evicts her daughter after a school expulsion, rendering her homeless, despite enabling her older, jobless brother. Nicole's brother is the source of significant problems in Nicole's life, as his music piracy forced the family to move out from an environment she was just beginning to adapt to.

Nicole is 17