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It's the 1990s - the era of boy bands, radical hairstyles, giant mobile phones, Walkmans and so much more~!

For teenagers living in the British city of Newcastle, there really wasn't much to do when school was over for the day, or at weekends.

That all changed, however, when Byker Grove Youth Club opened. The tower building and surrounding grounds became their playground where they could do whatever they wanted, watched over by the staff, headed by Geoff the Youth Leader, complete with his trademark moustache.

There was so much to do! Learning new skills, playing sports, hanging out with your friends and so much more. Plus, with so many teens messing around at the Grove, friendships were formed, life lessons were learned and romances were found and lost.

Welcome to Byker Grove Youth Club. Hope you enjoy your stay!
 
Points to Note Before Creating Your Character
This thread will be used for posting character sheets for the various characters that grace our RP :)

Points to Note Before Creating Your Character:
  • Not all staff have to be adults - some may be kids who visited Byker Grove in the past, have grown older and wish to give back by working at the youth club.​
  • I'm hoping for an ideal of having a range of characters from 12 to 18 years old, but this depends on demand etc.​
  • You can choose to write for multiple characters or just one, that is up to you. Just be aware of only taking on what you can handle.​
 
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Character Sheet Template
Character Sheet Template:
(BBCode can be used)

Name:
Nicknames (if any):
Gender:
Age:
Sexuality:
Height:
Appearance (realistic faceclaim/picture or detailed description):
Staff or Member?:
Bio (simple):
Personality:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Inspiration (if any) (80s/90s/retro songs etc.):
Extras (if any):
 
Name: Geoff Keegan

Nicknames (if any): None

Gender: Male

Age: 43

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Height: 5 foot 8 inches

Appearance (realistic faceclaim/picture or detailed description):
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Staff or member?:
Staff - Youth Leader

Bio (simple):
Geoff loves his job as the current Youth Leader of Byker Grove Youth Club. From organising events and fun courses for the members, to being the caretaker for the Youth Club and its sprawling grounds, every day is different. His office door is always open to members for a chat, and he ends up quite often helping the teens through their problems...

Personality:
Jolly, easy-going but willing to put his foot down when he needs to, compassionate

Likes:
A smooth-running youth club, happy members, no paperwork!

Dislikes:
Messers, members going behind his back, unhappy members

Inspiration (if any) (80s/90s/retro songs etc.):
None

Extras (if any):
None

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Name: Luke Wilson

Nicknames (if any): None

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Height: 5 foot 8 inches

Appearance (realistic faceclaim/picture or detailed description):
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Staff or Member?:

Member

Bio (simple):
Scraping together the membership fee, Luke joined the Youth Club because the longer he can stay somewhere else, the less time he can spend at home. However, what started off as a place to waste away a few hours has become so much more. Now, meeting his friends and messing around at the Grove has become the highlight of his day. At the Grove, he is Luke, the guy who you want to hang out with, the boy that he had carefully manufactured. They wouldn't know the real Luke. They couldn't.

Personality:
A joker, his smile can light up a room. However, even though he appears to have many friends, he tends to keep them at arm's length. Cares deeply about people he loves, but he's never had a chance to show it.

Likes:
Football/soccer, music, films

Dislikes:
Home, the real Luke, optimists

Inspiration (if any) (80s/90s/retro songs etc.):
link

Extras (if any):
None

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Name:
Cassidy Granger

Nicknames (if any):
Cass, Cassie, probably a few colourful insults from her little brother

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Height: 5’5”

Staff or Member?:
Member

Bio (simple):
Cassidy and her younger brother were raised on a typical council estate in the heart of Newcastle to a single mum who worked every hour god sent to make sure her children got what they needed. Their father walked out on the family when Cassidy was six and due to her mother’s depressive bouts, Cassie has been the one to do the lion’s share of looking after her little brother and making sure things run as smoothly as possible.

Personality:
Cassidy is tough, because she has to be, smart and outspoken. She has a knack for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time and doesn’t do great in school because she speaks her mind a little bit too much. That being said, she’s very maternal and loves the typical things most girls her age do.

Likes:
Hairdressing, makeup, The Backstreet Boys, Baby and Sporty Spice, leading a group, forbidden things

Dislikes:
School, not being able to afford nice things, being told what to do, people with no banter or backbone

Inspiration (if any) (80s/90s/retro songs etc.):
TBD

Extras (if any):
Cassidy wants to be a stylist or actress one day. Oddly, she gets very bad stage fright despite being a fairly confident person.​
 
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Name: Harry Granger

Nicknames (if any):
None yet

Gender:
Male

Age: 13

Sexuality:
Right now girls are still annoying, but heterosexual

Height:
5’3”

Staff or Member?:
Member

Bio (simple):
Harry and his big sister Cassidy were raised on a typical council estate in the heart of Newcastle to a single mum who worked every hour god sent to make sure her children got what they needed. Their father walked out on the family when Cassidy was six and due to her mother’s depressive bouts, Cassie has been the one to do the lion’s share of looking after her little brother and making sure things run as smoothly as possible. For his part, Harry doesn’t always make it easy for her, but even if he’ll never admit it, he loves them both.

Personality:
Harry is a bit of a troublemaker, but that is because he is eager to prove himself to the older boys in town. He can be scrappy and sceptical but he is very bright and has a passion for music. Harry is great at finding loopholes and would probably make a great businessman.

Likes:
Football (he supports Man United though), U2, Oasis, Nirvana, hanging around with older kids

Dislikes:
Girls, being short, pop music, his sister (shh, it’s not true)

Inspiration (if any) (80s/90s/retro songs etc.):
Don’t Look Back in Anger

Extras (if any):
Harry always wanted a big brother and hates his dad for leaving his mum even though he has never met him​
 
Name:
Cam Browne
Nicknames (if any):
N/A
Gender:
Nonbinary (they/them)
Age:
16
Sexuality:
pans
Height:
5'2"
Appearance (realistic faceclaim/picture or detailed description):
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Staff or Member?:

member
Bio (simple):

After the transphobia inside of their own household and neighborhood, Cam needed a refuge outside of their own house. After finding the youth club and scraping birthday and lawn mowing money, they registered and came here whenever they could.
Personality:
They are very shy and introverted, but when you get to know them, Cam will come out of their shell and be nicer.
Likes:
reading, tea, being alone, being with people they know, people calling them by they/them pronouns, nightcore music
Dislikes:
being misgendered, forced to talk, interrupted the few times they talk, bigots, also ,they think optimists are annoying.
Inspiration (if any) (80s/90s/retro songs etc.):
none
Extras (if any):

Idk if these go here but:
they are originally from Japan and died their hair. if they are ever embarrassed or scared ,they will start speaking Japanese until noticing it and slowly going back to English.
They wear headphones wherever they go, and if they aren’t allowed, they will have them in a backpack.​
 
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Name:
Jade Marsh
Nicknames (if any):
None
Gender:
Female
Age:
22
Sexuality:
Bicurious
Height:
5’4”
Staff or Member?:
Staff
Bio (simple):
Jade used to be a member of Byker Grove and wanted to give back to the next generation there since the club really helped her to come out of her shell as a shy and insecure teenager.
Personality:
Jade is like a big sister to all. Though she is reserved and tends to simply keep an eye on the kids, she is usually a comforting person to go to for emotional support (especially for the girls). She is good at coming up with creative activities for the club and doesn’t mind handling paperwork.
Likes:
Arts and crafts, board games, hiking, helping the kids
Dislikes:
Seeing anyone being bullied or alone, pushiness, neglectful parents
Inspiration (if any) (80s/90s/retro songs etc.):
Especially For You, Kylie and Jason
Extras (if any):
TBD
 
Name:
Willow Sutton
Nicknames (if any):
N/A, petnames
Gender:
female
Age:
14
Sexuality:
straight
Height:
5'1"
Appearance (realistic faceclaim/picture or detailed description):
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(just pretend she's younger)
Staff or Member?:
member
Bio (simple):
Willow is very outgoing and will help anyone, she came to the youth club to make new friends and acquaintances. She has a very good home life with her wealthy parents, and being an only child.
Personality:
She likes to be with people and make new friends, but she can be snotty sometimes when she hasn't gotten enough sleep (aren't we all) or if someone is bullying her friends. She prefers to hang out with fellow extroverts and is very optimistic.
Likes:
people, meeting new people, being viewed as pretty, pop music
Dislikes:
reading, school, bad hair days, rock music
Inspiration (if any) (80s/90s/retro songs etc.):
Extras (if any):


 
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Name: Ashley Kippler
Nicknames (if any): Ash/Lee
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Height: 5'2
Staff or Member?: Member
Bio (simple):
Ashley comes from a family of 3, her being the middle child. Her older brother started going to the club when he was 12 and decided to bring her along.
Personality:
Curious, Friendly, Kind
Likes:
Books, Exploring, Animals
Dislikes:
Seafood, Nuts, Bullies
 
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Name: Grant Kippler
Nicknames (if any): N/A
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Sexuality: Bisexual
Height: 5'10
Staff or Member?: Member
Bio (simple):
Grant is Ashley's older brother. He usually takes on the task of babysitter. After having 6 amazing years in the club and this being his last, he decided to introduce his sister to it
Personality:
Loud, Outspoken, Blunt
Likes:
Rock music, Guitars, Poetry
Dislikes:
Classical music, Small children
 
Name: Steven Jacobs

Nicknames (if any): None

Gender: Male

Age: 24

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Height: 5 foot 11 inches

Appearance (realistic faceclaim/picture or detailed description):
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Staff or Member?:

Staff (Assistant Youth Leader)

Bio (simple):
Steven had always wanted to work with kids. He grew up in a family that had to deal with a lot of issues, so he came to understand the need to have people that you could rely on - that could be there for you during the tough times - by your side. He's worked a few jobs, but it was this one - Assistant Youth Leader at Byker Grove - that seemed to fit him best. Geoff and Jade were great co-workers, and the kids were... sometimes a handful, but he wouldn't have it any other way.

Personality:
Up for a laugh, but knows when to put his foot down when he needs to. Can sometimes act like a big kid himself, not afraid to have fun with the members of the Grove. However, underneath his carefree exterior, Steven can and will be severely protective of the kids, ready and able to sit down and have a serious chat as they unload their problems.

Likes:
Rom-coms (don't tell anyone), snow, making a difference

Dislikes:
Not being able to help, paperwork, thunder and lightning

Inspiration (if any) (80s/90s/retro songs etc.):
link

Extras (if any):
None

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Name : Casey O'Connor
Nicknames (if any) : Karate-kid / Daniel-San

Gender : Male
Age : 16
Sexuality : Mostly gay
Height : 5'8

Appearance (realistic faceclaim/picture or detailed description) : 5cdd09798c78d75570a5aa79ce953208.jpg

Staff or Member? :
Member


Bio (simple) : Born to nominally Catholic Irelanders in the Republic of Ireland, he had mild difficulty making friends because of his perceived femininity and other off-base mannerisms.

Had sometimes bad grades and hated school, bullying (against him) and subsequent fights happened some. Things had gotten worse when the family moved to England and High-school began, having even more of aforementioned issues.

Retreated further into his budding interests, isolating seriously into his niche hobbies and rebelling more fiercely against his parents' wishes.

In an attempt to normalize and get him to make friends more, his parents signed him up for the Byker Grove youth club.


Personality : Self conscious, anxious, lonely. Naturally spontaneous and excitable, but constantly is suppressing it and similar behaviors. A guarded wild/goofiness that you have to peel out of him.

Has a tendency to distance himself and put on a mask of indifference or even unfriendliness for fear of his orientation being outed. Especially around other males.

Has a naive sort of edginess, quick to reject anything or anyone he hears anything negative about. Changes opinions unnervingly easy.


Likes : Anime, Video games, Asian culture, pop culture. Academics. Medieval fantasy.

Dislikes : Agressiveness, adults, systems and figures of authority (school, government, etc). Local religion. Snobbery, pretention, prejudices.


Inspiration (if any) (80s/90s/retro songs etc.) :



Extras (if any) :
Speaks some Irish and has some small faculty with other languages, Japanese in particular.
 

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