What's in a Name?

Zoey Meyer-Noceda

Zoey Meyer-Noceda- Brazilian (Italian, Portuguese, Galician Spanish, and German ancestry); Vivian Masterson's right-hand man and "best friend", Zoey Meyer-Noceda is a misunderstood girl who is sometimes susceptible to easy manipulation by other people. She is a beautiful female student from Tribeca who has been nicknamed "Red" for her long, loosely wavy auburn hair, which is paired with soft apricot skin, nude heart-shaped lips, and a small, curved nose. She has light brown eyes, and her physical constitution is such that she does not gain weight no matter how much she eats. She is generally a very kind, sweet and cordial person, although Vivian's negative influence can cause her to appear rather selfish and even cruel as she caves under the pressure to fit in. Zoey has a strange, disjointed friend group that ranges from total nerds to reigning socialites and mostly just floats around. She secretly can't wait to finish high school and go do her gap year in Zimbabwe, which she talks about pretty unceasingly and loves Spar-berry. She has dated often, played whatever sport was cool to play and was perceived as "kind of mean" for the first couple of years. She had a natural knack for athleticism, fashion and charming others, which allowed her to be dominant without engaging in the deadly sin of trying too hard. Zoey is also fashionable, talkative, melodramatic, stubborn, and very wealthy, which causes her to be labeled as snobbish and spoiled. Although she can be friendly, her vulnerability and tendency to take the judgment of others, including McKenzie Bolhofner's, to heart can cause her to break down and do rather unexpected things. She will also consider the social standings of herself and others when making decisions, hence her initial hesitation to befriend Naomi Nichols and her less popular friends. 

She is normally very outgoing and sociable, yet can come across as somewhat affected and insincere in her friendly attitude towards other people. Zoey is sometimes perceived as being phony, airheaded, and excessively image-oriented, as well as the ultimate social chameleon. Her kindness tends to seem excessive to some other people, as she has been known to be a notorious people pleaser. She often enthralls people under her spell with her artful wiles and is described by some of her less popular peers as having never heard a "no" in her life. She can influence others with her actions and, much like her best friend McKenzie, encourage situations to flow in her favor through her beguiling charm, despite her more weak-willed personality. Zoey tends to have a lack of empathy for everything overall and believes that money, her au pair, and her father can fix any problem. She is often disliked due to her outwardly condescending attitude and can be misinterpreted as selfish, but is good at giving advice on things like fashion or love. Like her father, who enjoys listening to Samba music, she wants to make a splash and is often very loquacious and good at doing business with other people. Her spoiled home life has nonetheless left her somewhat naïve however when it comes to certain basics of domestic life. Zoey does not know how to wash dishes by hand in a sink for instance, believing that she could get the job done simply by squirting some dishwashing liquid on a pile of dirty dishes sitting in a sink. She seems to lead a very comfortable lifestyle with a mother who works as an insurance broker and father who earns a stable income as a banker, causing her to sometimes lack empathy for the struggles of some of her less privileged classmates. 

As someone who is described as sheltered and "having it all", she can be unintentionally shallow and insensitive in her dealings with other people, although she ultimately has a good heart and can offer a dose of kindness when needed. She stands up for Vivian by telling McKenzie not to pick on her, claiming that it was not Vivian's fault that her family was in debt and realizes the reality of Brazilians who struggle in favelas. Although she is generally a nice person and a loyal friend, Zoey has also been shown to resort to stealing if she sees something she wants but cannot have. She will feel guilty about the theft and sometimes worry about being arrested for breaking the law, leading her to return the item to its owner or otherwise attempt to right her wrong. Regardless of her coy demeanor, she is often described as a very intelligent girl, with a strong character and desire to always get what she wants and do what she thinks is best for her in the long term, often at the expense of her father's wishes. She is also resilient and can be bold, having a certain spunk to her demeanor that makes her seem fearless and audacious, but never to the point of brashness or impertinence. Zoey nevertheless has a humorous side and can be clever, but sometimes reserves this side of herself due to her insecurities and poor self-image. Despite dumbing herself down at times to be better received by males she feels an attraction for, she can be smart when she wants to be and prove herself to be well-read and intellectually nimble. She is well-liked, high-achieving, and the head of several social committees, leading her to plan her school's senior prom. She is smarter than she seems and can effortlessly see potential in her environment to play her way out of tricky situations. 

Zoey identifies as bisexual and is described as having experienced many "fun, but short-lived flings" with other people, leading one of her exes to generate deepfake videos of her with an app. Her most notable attractions include a brief "friends with benefits" relationship with her female classmate Bianca Rutelli and her temporary crush on Connor Ngo once he tutored her in physics. She is known to be very flirtatious and is usually in a new relationship every three months, with her most recent relationship being with the equally popular Bryce Wersterfer. Extraverted and stylish, she wears bralette tops and mesh long sleeved t-shirts and often "goes all in" when it comes to the latest fad or something she likes, as seen with her Labubu collection. Zoey is still very perky and optimistic, as when she filled in for Mr. Garrison at a mini-mart, she wanted to be "fun" despite being the temporary manager, calling herself the "funager". She is sometimes too permissive for her own good, as she let a bunch of shoppers take her stuff and was not even upset about it, saying she would just make some new clothes out of her old ones. Though her cousins taught her to be tougher, she decided that she likes being nice more, as she gave some of the clothes she bought away to people who needed them more. She also worked very hard to bring her work friends and school friends together and felt guilty for all the arguing between them, punishing herself by missing out on her favorite sale, although her friends made amends for her sake. When Zoey gets a minor injury, she refers to it as an "ouchie", and she strongly dislikes being side-eyed and says the words "my my my" three times when she is plagued with indecision. She similarly gets easily distracted by shiny objects, which she uses to cheer up the kids that she babysits for, and her life's work is a six-piece children's jigsaw puzzle. 

Her sunglasses are white with round lenses and are on top of her head every time she visits, with her only removing them when she goes to bed, showers, swims, or is outside in the snow. She is shown to have hidden depths as well, as she is shown to know how to change a car tire, owns a mastercard, and is a surprisingly competent driver. According to her father, Zoey wants to get her belly button pierced, although he forbids it, and she has also worn a slip dress over pants. She knows about Russian cuisine and can speak a few phrases in Spanish with some frequency, and her favorite outfit is a beaded miniskirt with knee-high boots. She hates pebbled ice because she thinks that it is like chewing on baby rocks and considers her favorite vacation spots to be Rio de Janeiro, St. Barthélemy, and Ibiza in Spain. Despite claiming to dislike video games, she has no problem playing Call of Duty and is seen eagerly playing video games with Alec Buckley and his best friend Connor Tran. Zoey cares a lot about her looks and is drawn to fashion that feels "romantic, personalized, and unusual", which features lots of ruffles, bows, and flower patterns, and she wears many skirts and fit-and-flare dresses in bright pink and blue shades. She is similarly known to be extremely fun at parties and is frequently the one throwing them, and she also enjoys eating beef stroganoff and caldo verde. She also has hidden depths, which include her love of theatre, acting, and writing in addition to her having a slight interest in some aspects of Celtic culture, such as Paganism. Despite being a cheerleader, she has a love for the arts, being a member of her school's show choir and drama club due to her love of singing and dancing. Zoey is notorious for being a fan of Chappell Roan and has several posters and related memorabilia of hers in her room, something that McKenzie will often use as a recurring joke. 

She also listens to hyperpop from Charli XCX and can quote the lines from both Mean Girls, which stars Lindsay Lohan and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by memory. Although she won't admit it, she was a massive fan of the Vampire Diaries as a younger teen, considering the book series to be her guilty pleasure. Due to her training as an actress, she also has great insight and almost always knows when someone is pretending or lying, and she won an online sweepstakes in California at age 9. Zoey is very into acting and takes her Drama elective seriously, with a particular love for performing morbid Shakespearean plays and rapturous Broadway-esque musicals. A former child actress, she has appeared in several small commercials, most notably one promoting Skechers, and has likewise modeled to a lesser extent. As a person who is passionate about musical theater, she dreams of attending Oberlin College in the future and winning a Tony award. She frequently serves as a "team mom" among her close friends, often referring to herself as "Mama Z" and continues to empower those around her even as an adult. Zoey has trained with both the Waterwell Theater Company and the Atlantic Acting School, in addition to being an SAG-AFTRA & AEA member for over a decade. She gets engaged by age 25 to João, a bouncer from the Sound Lounge who is "cute, but a little crazy", and he is described as having short, dark curly hair, a huge chest, and broad shoulders. She is revealed to be pregnant and gets married in a civil ceremony, after which she lives with her in-laws and experiences bad morning sickness. As wedding gifts, her parents give them money so that they can buy some furniture, and they are happy when they are able to move into their own apartment in West Village. ENFP 3w2