Audaline Syne

"Dreaming the Better Days"

- Adeline's tagline

Adeline Syne-Holliday, though the second surname is more often omitted, is a 2017-introduced all-around character and the next Ghost of Christmas Past from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. While she identifies as a Royal and believes that the past cannot be changed, Adeline sympathizes with the Rebel movement and understands that there are many possible futures for us all.

Adeline is owned and was created by Neutron Star Ignition.

Character
"I'm Adeline Syne. Or Holliday. Wait. I'm Adeline Syne-Holliday."

- introducing herself

Personality
While naturally curious and adventurous, Adeline is shown to have little interest in things of the present, and as a result her mind travels to other times of the past in satisfaction of her curiosity and adventurousness. This mentally removes her from the present, as she spaces out almost entirely. Because of that, Adeline is neither a depressed girl nor a cheerful one, but appears almost calm to a fault. She is frequently detached both from reality and from others.

Adeline is unshakably determined. Once she sets her mind to something, it is near inpossible to get her off it. It's the only known cure for her present-time attention span. And while Adeline prides herself on being open-minded, she is quick to judge and hold opinions over others.

This is not without reason. Due to her ability to look into the past, Adeline easily understands other people, and their given backstories. However, because of her detachment from present day and her peers, she has little value of privacy. (She is, thankfully, unlikely to share the information she gleans to the public.)

Adeline cares deeply about memories and things that happen in the past and is a frequent source of nostalgia for the students of Ever After High.

Abilities
Because she's technically a formless "ghost," Adeline can just float around and even phase through walls. This negates her need for walking, and the only reason she wears shoes at all is due to fashion alone. However, if she needs to, Adeline is still really bad at carrying her own weight on both legs. But if she has to look like she's walking, she can just hover an inch off the ground.

Like all earlier Ghosts of Christmas Past, Adeline can pseudo-time travel to watch previous events, whether they be a century ago, or only a year back. She can bring someone with her if she so wishes. It is unknown what is the limit of her vision, but it is assumed that her forays into the past must always be linked to a person. Therefore, if she chooses to see in the time of a British king, she cannot follow the same person into Dorothy's Kansas.

Dependable
Aforementioned in her box bio, she is willing to use her powers to help anyone who asks.

Retentive
A spirit of the PAST, Adeline is gifted with a brilliant memory.

Steadfast
Like the past in general, Adeline is not prone to change. Whether it be her mind or her opinion.

Appearance
Like her parent, Adeline is biologically agender, though through magic she chooses to appear as a teenaged girl. Her pronouns reflect such.

Adeline has dark skin, elfish ears, silver lilac hair, and light lavender eyes. She is always seen carrying her wand, though it has the ability to shrink to a pen or grow to an actual staff.

How the Story Goes
[A Christmas Carol] We have been made to know that "reliving the story" ultimately means a new adaptation of the tale. In essence, Adeline's role is to show the next Ebenezer their happier Christmas childhoods.

Relationships
"The present can never be the past! Unless you're me."

- her opinion

Family
Adeline's "parent" is the Ghost of Christmas Past. Several adaptations vary, but though the original story states that the Ghost was of indeterminate age or gender, Adeline has come to know her predecessor as her father. Due to their shared value of the past, Adeline's father was capable of giving Adeline a good childhood for her to look back on.

She is also related to the next Ghosts of Christmas Present and Christmas Yet To Come. They are all similarly named, with hyphenated surnames that present both a pun and a reference to their story.

Friends
Adeline is a hexcellent judge of character, especially with her given ability to see so much backstory. While Adeline isn't very social and is mostly seen staring off into the distance existing in another time, there are times which she is in focused enough to make friends.

Crystal Winter
"Christmas? And Winter? Did you hexpect us to be enemies?"

- Adeline about their friendship

As the Snow Queen and the Ghost of Christmas Past, these two get along like a tongue on a frozen pole. However, since Crystal is in the Winter Palace, and Adeline in Ever After High, their meetings are limited to the few times Crystal visits the school.

C.A. Cupid
"It's always fairest to have a look back at where we came from. And I love where you came from."

- Adeline to Cupid

In the cases in which Cupid gets homesick for Monster High and is in need of reminisce, Adeline is always willing to help. In return, Adeline takes regular tours through Cupid's wardrobe.

Pet
Adeline has a ghost cat named Prior. He never stays in one place and can be seen haunting the common rooms often.

Romance
While Adeline isn't looking for love as of now, she will find it from anyone. She doesn't segregate when it comes to feelings.

She is open to any ships

Enemies
TBA

Outfits
Since she's a ghost, Adeline prefers flowy materials, with ancient styles varying from Old Roman to Early Victorian as an homage to the past.

Trivia

 * Her name is a pun of the Scottish phrase auld lang syne, which literally translates to "the good old days".
 * Adeline has two surnames: Syne and Holliday, and she interchanges both frequently.
 * She is not exactly a ghost but is more specifically a "producer of visions."
 * Adeline is quite literally the Brandon Stark of this universe.