Introduction:
Please note that the only things your character will start the roleplay with are: their appearance, congenital character traits, along with deep-rooted fears. Tale as long as time, the ultimate nature vs nurture. Hopefully, we'll get a chance to explore that in the rp. ^^
That is also the reason why the following sections of the template are highlighted on the forefront of the CS, while others can (and probably should) be dismissed by other players for now. So I will ask that they are put in some kind of a spoiler like in the template. But of course, I'll leave it all to your discretion.
I know I'm a little cryptic but that's hopefully the part of fun!
TITLE
Please choose (from the list or make up your own) the "title" that best describes who your character is at the core. Not who they appear to be due to their job and such, but who they really are.
I hope this is not too confusing. The title doesn't have to be literal (doesn't have to tie to who they are at work). You could call a fragile librarian a " warrior" if that's who they are at heart, even if they were never recognized as one or weren't forced by circumstances to act like one.
As always, ask away if you are unsure about anything! Here is a generic list of potential titles, feel free to pick a different one if you come up with something fitting: handyman, empath, jack of all trades, black sheep, protector, optimist, innocent, caretaker, workhorse, leader, brains, engineer, geek, soldier, technician, scholar, dark horse, etc.
tangible: (1+, like fear of spiders) notional: (1+, like perpetual fear of failing)
ALIGNMENT
This is not mandatory but might help me a lot if you could do this 36 questions quiz and put the result in the CS (don't forget to answer them the way your character would): link
odd skill
This is the one I "spoiled" in the OOC thread. Can be a hard skill (measurable, like cooking) or soft skill (strong common sense).
Guidelines: - this can be any type of believable, existing nowadays (or in the near future) type of ability a human can possess - it has to be grounded in reality and science - based on your character's personality, pick a number on a scale of 1 to 10 to indicate how good they are. 1 is a novice, 10 is an expert. You shouldn't choose numbers below 5 - you can pick up to three skills in this section but all of them need to be strictly connected. So you can eg choose that your character is a capable martial artist. Then the other two abilities could be dexterity and discipline. Or maybe your character is good at problem-solving, then additional abilities could be analytical thinking and decisiveness. - to give a few more examples of basic skills: leadership, arts, biology, electronics, gymnastics, engineering, sustained concentration, etc. - remember, this ability should (doesn't have to but it's preferred) contrast against their other abilities connected to job or hobby - if you're unsure about this particular element of your CS don't hesitateto PMme your ideas and questions once the rest of your CS is posted (so I know what we're working with before helping you out with this part)
AILMENTS
Any sort of health issues belong here. Could be something as simple as nearsightedness, or as serious as paraplegia.
As I previously mentioned in the OOC thread, our characters will wake up only with their clothes on, no other objects or gear of any kind (like glasses or a wheelchair). That doesn't mean you're not allowed to create a disadvantaged character.
I was internally debating if and to what extent reveal my plan for such characters but I didn't find a good way of explaining this without spoiling part of the story. So I will just assure you that as long as your character is not originally completely paralyzed, I should be able to make things work. Even if they needed some special equipment that wouldn't be there. All I ask is for you to keep an open mind and remember there is a reasonable plan behind every, even surprising phenomenon in this story. Sorry to be so quizzical again!
Date/place of birth:
Favorite item: (could be a gift, personal memento, or even a piece of their collection)
Personality: (at least one paragraph)
Good traits and strengths: (3+)
Bad traits and weaknesses: (3+)
Main skills: (those that they developed throughout their life, usually in connection to job or hobby, 2+)
Background: (at least one paragraph)
Relationships: (should be left empty during the application process)
Secret Memory:
It's going to be a single yet significant memory that affected your character's life. To give an example, your character's CS might mention that they are a popular lawyer, living in the suburbs, and playing tennis on the weekends. But their secret memory, that you'll PM to me instead of posting, could be that your character [Trigger Warning?] killed their parents at an early age to inherit their money... Or perhaps something less gruesome! Maybe they won a lottery and that's why they're wealthy?
Anyway, as you can see, that memory doesn't have to be intrinsically negative. But the more controversial it is the better :>
You can choose the Secret Memory after your CS is posted, no rush at all!
Logan has a light skin tone and he doesn't tan easily.
hair
He has medium long blonde/brown-ish hair but it can differ, he goes to the hairdresser every two months; but he keeps his beard always trimmed, no matter what.
eyes
Logan has blue green eyes, he has great eyesight and at the age of thirty-two still doesn't need any glasses or lenses.
build/level of athleticism
Even though sometimes it's a hassle, Logan holds dear to his strict diet and work out routine to keep in shape. He's definitely not in the best shape as he gets older but surely cares to feel good and look the same but old habits die hard as he enjoys good food, a drink and a cigarette just as much.
distinguishing features
He doesn't have any distinguishing features except for a scar across his leg, which he once got by cutting himself with a broken piece of glass on accident. Logan never mentioned it was because of how he dropped his father's favorite ashtray on a night where he had a bit too much to drink.
ingenious
As Logan grew up they thought being an intellectual had passed his genes, however nothing was less true. He was very ingenious as he differed from the other kids by making every situation profitable for him – even a nine year old could sell these cookies for a bargain deal apparently. He was never very creative but surely more clever than he appeared.. quick-witted
This speaks for itself, Logan was always a very mouthy kid and could never shut up. He loved babbling on and on; but also had an answer to everything. He was like a walking google at some point but without the knowledge. extraversion/keen
Growing up in a big family and loving being surrounded by as many people as possible, Logan was always more the extrovert than his two brothers. He loves talking as much as being around groups of people, it doesn’t cost him much energy to be an active converser. He knows how to talk a good game himself but that doesn’t mean people don’t wish there was an ‘off-switch’ on him at times. decisive
Logan has no problem making the final decision, good or bad. His sometimes impulsive natures collides with this as he does not always thinks everything through while making a decision, no matter how important it is. He just decides; goes with his guts and does what feels right.
deceptive
If you can’t outrun them, outsmart them. Well, in Logan’s case maybe smart wasn’t the right word. He knew exactly what not to tell and had always been a secretive boy. He knew how to play in on certain situations and he sometimes would just be a little devious without having any reason to be. reckless
Logan was born reckless, he loved doing things that weren't allowed or driving the fastest on his bike and surpassing all the cars giving every single driver a mini heartattack. Logan enjoyed these moments as he felt invisible and powerful, like nothing could ever hurt him. stubborn
Sure, he will do it. On his terms. Logan can be terribly stubborn, not liking any ideas except his own. He could argue for hours just to get things his way. lazy
Logan doesn’t seem lazy nor is he able to not do the work; he simply doesn’t want too. He has always been this way, finding ways in the system to get himself to look better but not doing any of the work for it.
hobbies
He loves to play poker, golfing and buying the newest gadgets.
fears
tangible: fear of clowns notional: fear of drowning
ailments
he doesn't have any serious ailments, he only has a weak knee which sometimes can cause him to have enormous pain in his left leg.
alignment
neutral evil.
odd skill
the odd skill to specifically focus on something and to craft it into a whole, seeing how buildings and machinery are put together.
NURTURE
Personality
Logan had always been a charming, young man. He was always very sociable and his good humor got him through a lot of situations; especially between his parents divorce. He came from a wealthy family and this made him more materialistic than he wanted to become, Logan heard the way to happiness was to be financially successful – a lot of pressure for a young man like him.
He had always been very competitive and especially when it came to his older brothers, even a bit envious of them being the parent's favorites. He would sometimes cheat and lie to get his way so that Logan would get the praise and attention he craved for, this continued for him even when he got older – as it went him off easy to be a little devious at times. So underneath his charming smile he could be quite the thundercloud.
Though he'd sometimes play the system to get things his way, he always stayed well-mannered and determined. He was great at solving arguments and was very diplomatic, Logan knew what to say to get the right results for not only himself but for others too. This made him appear like he would do anything for the other person but that was less than true, he could be a big coward at times – especially when it came to confrontations about something he had done. He rather avoided those things by never talking about it again and every secret he had, he'd take to the grave but a secret someone else had could be a great profit for himself.
Being competitive with his brothers also made them a lot closer, he was always very caring as he didn't want them to get hurt by his parents messy divorce that left scars on them all. He wanted to save them from the colloidal damage that might come to them which actually made him more caring than he thought he was.
good traits and strengths (3+) humoristic
well-mannered determined
bad traits and weaknesses (3+)
cowardly
competitive
materialistic
background Logan was born in Canada but moved to Montana when he was twelve years old, he was part of a big family and lived in a big house his whole life. They looked like a perfect family but a year later, his parents turned a messy divorce towards the family. It was everybody's fault and mostly Logan, as he always had been a troubled child. Logan rebelled as much as he could against the divorce and did everything he could to gain back positive attention, though nothing would help and fix what had happened.
Logan's parents eventually divorced and the children transported from the one house to the other, except Logan, who sticked with his dad through out it all. When Logan was twenty-one, he joined his father and his three brothers in the business – a small insurance company named after their grandpa. Even though, Logan was having a stable job and eventually even got himself a girlfriend – the corporate life bored him more than anything else he could imagine and his family noticed. He would often not show up and if he did show up, barely do any work.
After a big falling out with his father, he'd turned to another thriving business. He would sell used cars as new; this was obviously a bit of a sketchy company but Logan loved it there. He was the best seller and people praised him there, unlike where he had to work before. Logan had always been good with numbers and was even allowed to do the finances, they would make lots of money and it made Logan's satisfaction even greater. He could buy whatever he wanted and did, he was definitely not staying on the low and boasted about his money a lot.
This obviously made the business make a lot more name for it selves and not much later they got questioned, once the questioning had began, Logan panicked despite his co-workers trying to keep their cool. Though, deep inside they probably knew what was going to happen to them too, the evidence was right on the table. Luckily for them, a day later the business caught on fire – with most of the paperwork burned but also unfortunately a lot of their money. Logan had to start all over again and saw the messy divorce of their parents happening with now his beautiful girlfriend and himself. She announced she was pregnant, two days after the fire and they tried to make it work by sticking together but it sure cost a lot of work.
Logan had since then started up his own business, doing the exact same thing as he did when he was younger, selling used cars as new. Because of his name being known around the area, this goes a lot less profitable than he was used too. Though, he tried to stay positive; he has little hope in him left. favorite item an interactive poster of the movie space invasion (i made this up i don't know if this is possible in their timeline lol), a movie he saw when he was twelve year old with his older brothers. It was something Logan never forgot as they sneaked him into the movie theatre; hiding the young Logan in the men's toilet. The movie was gruesome and the virtual reality effects only made it feel more real. Logan had nightmares for the next three weeks but none of the brothers had told their mother why; a pleasant memory Logan held dear to his heart. main skills - great with numbers and math - diplomatic
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Name ;Amber Liu. Nickname. Amb. Role ; Extreme sports & Extreme life. Sexuality ; Bisexual Gender ; Female Birthdate. 22 (May 3rd) Hometown. info.
Personality:Amber is emotionally intense ― an ad-lib that makes itself known in the first thirty seconds. She's loud, brazen & filled with a sense of wonder about life. Try everything once, do everything once, the old phrase, 'we only have life' speaks to Amber and the multitude of layers. At her core, the very base of what makes Amber is her passion, this undivided force to be dedicated to living the best days she can. This promotes so much positivity within her drive, motivated to complete what she starts and keen to conquer mountains. But this nature comes with a little more of a 'downside' admittedly, a lot of downsides, impatience, stubbornness are crutches but the crux of Amber's flaws is her tendency to idealize herself. To think she's so much cooler ― living in this painted image she isn't a failure and thus, branches into areas of being reckless and self-denial. That she cannot face what made her pursue such an extreme life. Forming a more blunt and childish persona. Amber doesn't do well with others peoples views or perceptions, often outlined with her own, like a necessity almost, clinging to the fringes of a dream, a person, she knows she is and cannot grapple with a reality that isn't so.
Favorite item: Friendship Bracelet
Good traits and strengths: (3+)
Sociable - The ability to talk and fill in blanks. Amber does that like a pro. Adventurous - A keen spirit is often beholden to courage and Amber's got no qualms of tackling a bear if she had to or climb a rocky mountain. Intuitive - Amber is very much in line with how she feels, resulting in a person who is a lot more sure. She speaks up.
Bad traits and weaknesses: (3+)
Lying - Amber's track record is filled in red. She's got a knack for lying, whipping up stories and complicating her life in so much more interest she posseses. Feeling guilty - Amber's got a lot of unresolved guilt with her parents, thus, she's emotionally volatile in that aspect of her interaction and 'bratty' Jealous - Amber feels so much animosity to people who do it better.
childhood.
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teens.
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adult.
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Large gray eyes. Choppy bob haircut with dyed turqoise (her own natural brown hair has started showing at the roots). 5 feet 4 tall. Average, petite, fit urbanite body.
Distinguishing Features
Two dimples beside her lips when she smiles.
"Uhh no-! Don't put me on the spot, I've got nothing to say!"
ailments.
none.
alignment.
Chaotic Good
odd skill.
⥽ Hand-Eye Coordination. Precise muscle motor function particularly that of limbs. Translates into very accurate aim when throwing objects. Score 9.
⥽ Deft Hands. Dextrous control of hands, most evident when working with hand tools to shape objects though it can translate to other skills that involve handiwork. Score 8.
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core
01
Anaïs
virtues
Sanguine: An unquenchable spirit of hope. A belief sometimes to the point of borderline fanaticism that a situation will turn out for the better. Determined: Unchanging once set. Whatever it takes, whatever the sacrifice. Outspoken: She has her own views. They may be enlightening. You will hear it, whether or not it is. Courageous: To step into the unknown. To face the insurmountable odds.
vices
Naive Idealism: Blind belief, no matter how well intentioned, can be harmful if not held in check. Beholden To None: When push comes to shove, one may soon realize her loyalty may not be where you expect it to be. Ruthless: Whatever it takes. Whatever the sacrifice. Parsimonious: Generosity is scarce unless it paves the way.
fears
Tangible: Mild claustrophobia.
Notional: Dying without finding her sense of purpose.
A bronze butterfly hairpin inlaid with polished turquoise stones
memento
traits & skills
good traits
Driven
Socially Intuitive
Adaptable
bad traits
Manipulative
Morally Flexible
Selfish
skills
Pharmaceutics & Biological Sciences - A decent grasp on human physiology and drug interactions on body functions. Basic Nursing - Adept at first aid and treating minor injuries. Silver-Tongued - Quick-witted and persuasive in verbal communications.
personality
Born of a free spirit and with bright eyed-precociousness. Destined as high flyer, would that the soil she grew in was fertile and her skies clear and blue. But life oftens has a way of turning potential into something twisted, lustfully leaching the life out of those around them until they were nothing but dried husks. Anais was determined, and that stayed. She would never be a dried husk, and so she chose to be a leach.
Anais is a woman of many faces and depending on who you ask, not all truths. While never the centre of attention in any party, meeting or gathering, she's often the centrepiece of conversation or gossip. The one everyone will eventually speak about, sometimes in admiration, often in disparagement. The latter especially among her peers while the former, by those who saw her as inspiration. One who took life between her bleeding hands and squeezed, determined to live it under her own terms. Despite the rumblings and murmurings behind her back, Anais brisks through life on fourth gear, never any quicker or slower.
Whatever the scenario, Anais projects a firm dignified front that keeps the jackals at bay, though it is a facade the lions lust to tear down. Like a shell of soft plastic, seemingly firm until crushed. Born in the dirt, broken by her circumstances but still clinging to a wispy dream.
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sehun
Caio Fuertes
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Silver In My Veins, Dirt In My Eyes
Anais was born the daughter of a migrant, fleeing a wretched life in Europe with nothing but a plane ticket, the clothes on her back and a child in her womb. For the meagre few years she spent with her mother, Anais never knew the reason why she left her home across the Atlantic. Sure she'd asked, but it was met with silence. The perceptive child knew not to ask again. They never had much, but they eventually got by, especially after her stepfather came into the picture. When she was barely a decade old, Anais lost her mother to an untimely death. Life was never the same after that.
Wildflowers In A Garden
Stuck in an abusive home for much of her teenage years, an education was her way out and she took it. Working insane hours whenever she could, to buy her ticket out of hell; perhaps not so different from her mother who did it all those years ago. Finally graduating as a nurse, she left her home and never looked back.
A few years later and a chance job opening saw Anais working as a product specialist for a cutting-edge stem cell research facility, assisting in curative treatments for those who could afford it.
muahha i didn't know this bit was here! but if you find it: my goal with this character is to explore the growth of someone who's very good-hearted but just never really given the chance by the people closest to him, so he lived his life as sort of a wimp. will he finally be corrupted? will his bravery shine? time will tell!
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Winston Elliott
Title || The Pure Hearted
Age || 31
Sexuality || Heterosexual
Eyes || Grayish brown.
Hair || Very flat, unremarkable, dark brown hair that is usually clean cut and kept above his ears. It can be volumized with a little help, luckily, but he only does so on special occasions.
Build || Winston stands at a solid 5’11” and does take care of his body, working out occasionally and going on runs. He’s not the most athletic guy around, but he’s in shape.
Distinguishing Features || None, really. His features are sharp and decently attractive, but overall unremarkable. Just a few scars from childhood incidents, a slightly crooked pinky finger, a small cut on his jawline. No body mods or tattoos.
Ailments || Winston is farsighted, not to an abhorrent degree, but decently so. In the modern world, of course, this is hardly a problem.
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Requisite
Virtues || Pure of Heart -- Without a life that has beaten him down, Winston’s pure heart is able to shine through. He is kind, hopeful, and forgiving. He tries to meet everyone without judgement, with love, and with help.
Empathetic -- There is a gentleness and caution to everything that Winston does, but in a very welcoming, observant, and empathetic way. He wants to see the best in people and can usually relate to their plights in a way that usually leads to him trying his best to help them in whatever they need.
Clever -- Born with a mind eager to absorb knowledge, Winston knows how to study to retain info, has a great mind for problem solving and is very keen eyed and observant of his surroundings.
Sturdy -- One might not expect it, but Winston is very resilient. In life, his spirit was easily dampened, but something about him never quit, and he continued to want to be and do good for others.
Vices || Overthinker -- Winston can often get caught up in his own head, and found most of his life that he was not under the weight of only others’ opinions, but his own. Being both blessed and cursed with a mind to work out problems, he can sometimes over complicate his own situations and thought process to the point that renders him unactionable.
Docile -- Though his timidness was inflamed throughout his life, Winston is at heart someone who likes to observe before he speaks. He often bends to the whim of those with stronger, louder opinions.
Trusting -- He expects the best out of people, sometimes to a fault. If someone wants something from him, they can probably get it by asking nicely.
Rigid -- His views of good and bad are black and white, especially as someone with no memory of a past life. It is hard to break him out of his own head and his own belief system. Good is good. He can get deep into a routine and not see any reason to come out of it.
Fears || Tangible - Small spaces & snakes Notional - Fear of nothingness and failure, dying without doing anything of note or leaving any legacy, unloved
Alignment || Lawful Good
Odd Skill || Bravery (9) -- After having lived a life submitting to the will of others, never courageous enough to venture out into what he desired, Winston will find himself struck with an odd sense of bravery. Capitalizing on his desire to help people, he will now jump into the fray to protect them, with a strange amount of confidence and a total lack of his usual over-thinking that keeps him docile. Danger will no longer halt him, his own words will no longer fail him, and his shoulders will straighten under the strength of his own will. Martial Prowess (8) -- Easily labeled ‘shrimpy’ for most of his young adult years, and more concerned with matters of the mind than the body, Winston was never one to think himself capable of throwing a proper punch. Now, the deed will come with surprising ease and strength, as if he’d been brought up a boxer or a practiced fighter. A newfound control over his limbs and a newfound strength to exert will grace Winston’s once lean and unremarkable body.
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D.O.B || November 23rd
P.O.B || Ithaca, NY, USA
Favorite Item || His grandfather’s glasses. Classy, tortoiseshell, rather old school, he inherited them when his grandfather died and Winston, to his delight, discovered they had the same prescription. Winston has a lot of his grandfather's belongings, but seeing as the glasses are one he gets to wear constantly, he loves them dearly.
Personality || In Winston’s other life, he was simply put, a pushover. Kind, polite, but ultimately timid, Winston allowed anyone and everyone to walk all over him. It was always misguided by some internal dialogue that made him feel like allowing someone to use or abuse him would be in their best interest, and all his life, he wanted to help other people. It would be foolish to think that allowing everyone to get ahead of you could ever make anyone really truly happy, but Winston got so used to it that he eventually gave up on himself. What use is goodness if you are not good to yourself?
Winston often found himself very comfortable in routine and mundane day to day life. He could live a whole week under the same cycle and not much flinch if he had responsibilities to attend to, to keep him occupied from being confronted with the sadness of his mediocrity. Despite the high class lifestyle that he grew up with, he never seemed to act with any of the privilege that came with it, and if anything, it wore and weighed down on him more than it lifted him up. He felt he would never measure up to his family, his brothers, and allowed this childhood insecurity to guide the rest of his life into going unnoticed and feeling constantly out of place.
He buried most of his worries by putting others ahead of him, and found solace in business. Hard work never felt very rewarding to him, but it was something societally acceptable that made him feel like he was doing what he was supposed to as a member of this world. Thinking for himself, for his own wants and desires, was never something Winston ever gave himself the chance to do.
Strengths || Kind -- Always treating everyone above himself, Winston would often go above and beyond to help a coworker, a classmate, or someone in need.
Smart -- Through years of study, betterment and challenge in the way of school and work, Winston has a very sharp mind, and it is honed into his line of work. Handling business, whipping up spreadsheets, office routines.
Hard working -- Though not often guided by his own wants, Winston is extremely good at putting his nose to the grindstone and did a lot of great work for whomever he was working under.
Weaknesses || Timid -- Winston had a hard time speaking up for himself, reaching for things that he truly deserved or putting himself out there in a way that would help him, and not others. He usually bent to other people's wills and allowed most anyone and everyone to walk all over him.
Anxious -- For the amount of time spent giving himself up to others, Winston sure did worry about it often. He treated life like a constant tightrope walk, everything tense and uneasy. It was hard to calm himself, even when things were smooth and simple.
Mundane -- Content to live in mediocrity and routine, Winston little left the cycle of sleep, eat, work, repeat. He stopped making much effort to better or diversify himself as he settled into his job, becoming a bit of a bore and getting lazy when it came to anything outside of his workplace life.
Main Skills || Analytical Mind -- Winston was always excellent at school, a natural born mind for the STEM aspects of work and life. He’s become extremely proficient in math (can do a great amount of it mentally) and problem solving, handling the accounting department of his family’s business with relative ease. Technological Aptitude -- He studied math and computer sciences in school and is very adept with computers, but most of his computer skills have been narrowed in to fit a business model, i.e, good with spreadsheets, can automate certain tasks. Organization -- Very good with handling paperwork, bookkeeping, and keeping a rigid but effective schedule. He's got a mind for puzzles and putting the pieces together in a logical way.
Background || Born to an upper class family in upstate New York, Rebecca and Nathaniel Elliott were destined for success even in their youth. Both from old money and upstanding families, upon marrying Nathaniel, they began to head the family business together and kept it successful even after the passing of generations. They expected so much of themselves, and they expected so much more of their children.
Winston was the youngest born of two elder brothers, Russell and Damien. Both were haughty, stuck up, the normal rich and privileged jock types. They came into the world ready to please their parents and abuse the world, and they did it with such expertise that Winston never really stood a chance among his two big brothers. Perhaps his parents' scorn came from his innate gentle nature. Winston didn’t ever look like a man primed to take on the world and carry on the family name to them, so he was overlooked instantly. But he never much liked the weight that the family carried themselves with, the privilege they lived by, and he never had any desire to get lost in the trappings of old tradition.
Feeling judgemental eyes at every corner of their great estate, Winston often found himself at his grandfather’s house. The older man was someone who had built himself up by his own bootstraps, and inadvertently raised children who had grown spoiled under the weight of the legacy he had already built for himself. In his old age, he was nothing like the cocky young man he had once been, and saw a great amount of his past self in the timid young boy. Winston was eager for any escape, and spent most of his time under his grandfather’s great apple tree or at the kitchen table in his warm dining room, filling up the absent space that had been left behind by his late grandmother.
Though his grandfather tried, Winston’s self esteem suffered under the gaze of his family and the treatment of his peers. He was often bullied at school, especially because his brothers felt no shame teasing him from their upperclassmen stature. He was also pretty geeky, finding friends if at all in the nerdier crowds, and eating lunch often in the math teacher’s classroom. Winston spent most of his school years with his head down, just trying his best to get by and find some semblance of himself without his parents looming over him.
Unfortunately, his grandfather passed at the start of senior year. Winston was crushed by this, and as it occurred just during college application season, his mental health suffered terribly as he struggled to keep up with the stress of applications and his parents expectations of where he would attend. He was accepted near nowhere, despite his great mathematical talent, and ended up attending his state school for mathematics, much to the chagrin of his family. Winston, however, actually quite enjoyed his time at this college. Since he had already done the greatest wrong by not getting into Cornell, he found his freshman year extremely freeing. Come sophomore year, though, his parents pulled strings and managed to get him a seat in Cornell. He didn’t want to go, but he found his will not strong enough to dispute them.
What little growth of spirit he’d had during that one year was stamped out in the competitive environment of the top tier school. Winston graduated, but not after a certain amount of unfortunate experiences with peers that left him feeling more degraded than ever. Girls stamped out his heart, friends disappointed him, and though Winston tried, he never really seemed to fit in. His family, just glad he’d done enough to raise his stature, were happy to let him take over the bookkeeping and accounting department of their business.
Within a cubicle was the perfect place for Winston to hide. It wouldn’t be true to say he thrived in the office environment; more, he became comfortable. Life became simple, mundane, and repetitive. He allowed himself to fizzle out, and maybe if he’d done more, his family’s business wouldn’t have gone under. His brothers, much older than he, had already had a certain amount of reign over the family affairs, but allowed their foolhardy decisions to tank the business. He hadn’t spent much time in their office, but the picturesque life his family had painted melted away, and already anything but the favorite child, he found himself mostly alone.
Another moment of liberation. He got a job at another office, started from the ground up, and began living fully on his own, away from the family. There, Winston did have great potential to rise up in the ranks, but every promotion seemed to curve away from him just in time to go to someone else. That, and he often let other people get ahead. He became very unremarkable in this office, unremarkable to everyone except to the new secretary, Julie Williams.
A romance blossomed, and Winston truly thought he’d found the one. Within the span of two years of an office romance, he managed the courage to propose. It was the first time he’d reached out to his family in quite a while, to tell them that he loved her, that this was going to be the girl he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. He found her in bed with Todd, the new manager, two weeks after the proposal.
She said he was too boring. Too simple, too easy, too… nothing. It broke his heart indefinitely. He buried his sorrows in drink and in work, an unhealthy mixture of both keeping him in a bleary, unawake state of being.
That is, unfortunately, where we leave the story of Winston Elliott and perhaps find the story of another, better version of him.
eyes, complexion, hair:
Kit has medium-dark brown hair that falls to about halfway down her ribcage. Her hair is wavy and often looks messy. She has a nervous habit of running her hand over her head through her hair. Her eyes are hazel and the various shades within can become more or less pronounced depending on the color of her clothing. She has fair skin.
build, height, level of athleticism:
Kit stands at only 5'5" and 108 pounds. But don't let her thin frame fool you--she is much stronger and more capable than she appears, and she is scrappy. She also has great endurance, and often goes on long jogs when she needs to clear her head or calm herself down.
distinguishing features:
Kit has this tattoo of a compass on the upper right side of her ribs that signifies her urge to travel and move about the globe.
vices:
-loner
-tendency to run
-impatient
-stubborn
-fears attachment
-selfish
-hates staying in one place too long
FEARS
tangible: caterpillars, snakes notional: vulnerability, trust, emotional attachment, emotions in general
ALIGNMENT
Chaotic Neutral
ODD SKILL
creative problem-solving, thinking outside the box, being able to work with limited resources to accomplish a seemingly impossible goal
AILMENTS
Kit suffers from anemia and faints on occasion.
NURTURE
Date/place of birth:
August 9, San Diego, California
Favorite item:
a silver necklace of an anchor that was given to her as a challenge
Personality:
Kit has never been one for being tied down. She was a champion sailor and sailed long distances to travel the globe. She spent her life fending for herself and traveling around from one place to another, never long enough to form close relationships--or running away if a relationship did start to get too close for comfort. The metaphor of the sail always fit her: doing and going what- and wherever her whims may carry her.
Kit is not the type to have close friends, instead preferring to be an outsider. She is blunt in speech, preferring not to sugar-coat her words, which some people like and others are personally offended by. She also has a sharp sarcastic wit, and her usual deadpan expression can make it even funnier or even more offensive. But she has great social skills and can be very charming when she wants to be. She is generally kind to people, although she'll put herself first if anything threatens her autonomy.
She prefers to keep her cards close to her chest, confiding in no one. To this end, she often displays no emotion unless she is joking around. In truth, she is also very numb inside, having difficulty feeling and identifying any emotions. Kit has a big problem with trust and prefers to be independent, needing no one.
Good traits and strengths:
-Kit is an excellent problem-solver, as well as very handy and capable. In her need to be self-sufficient she learned how to do all kinds of things for herself, and how to figure out how to do or get what she needed on her own.
-Kit is very funny and can easily make others laugh. She often tries to bring levity into a situation with humor. She has a habit of cracking a joke whenever someone asks a question she finds too personal.
-Kit is very intelligent and clever. She does not have a lot of book smarts, having never pursued her education, but she can quickly grasp information. She can also come up with many creative ways of accomplishing a goal that seems impossible.
Bad traits and weaknesses:
-Kit is not good at forming bonds with people. She has huge trust issues and never wants to rely on anyone; she sees emotional attachment as a hindrance to her full independence.
-Kit is stubborn. If she wants something, she will get it no matter what it takes. And when others try to convince her to change her mind on something, she only digs her heels in further.
-Kit is not a team player. She loathes being part of a group in the first place and if she has to be, she puts her needs before those of the team--though she will help the team if it does not interfere with her aims.
Main skills: sailing/boating, knot tying, fishing
Background:
Kit grew up in San Diego to Stanley and Sheryl Fitzgerald. She was deeply impacted by seeing her father desperately try to save his alcoholic wife over and over despite her abuses. Her father was not only in need of Sheryl financially, but was codependent, too attached to his wife to let her go. Kit learned from this that she needed to be self-reliant and independent, and also developed a fear of getting close to anyone, thinking it was a weakness and a threat to her independence.
Kit got into a little bit of drug use in her teens, "running with the wrong crowd" as her father said. She got herself into a bit of trouble with the police from time to time, but they were usually lenient on her as they knew her family's situation. With her above-average intelligence, Kit managed to graduate high school despite a lot of absences and skipping classes.
But she had no interest in furthering her education. Instead, she had developed a love of sailing, something she had begun to learn from a friendly neighbor who saw her lack of parental supervision and took an interest in her. The adaptable girl soon picked up more than he could teach her and began to enter competitions for the prize money. She began to travel around the US to compete in championships, where she often came in first place.
When Sheryl came down with cirrhosis of the liver and finally got sober and cleaned up her act, she wanted to make her amends to Kit and rebuild their relationship. But Kit was only angered at the audacity of this woman to even call herself a mother. So she decided to sail to South America to get away. She lived in Columbia for a time, then Chile, then decided to sail her way to Europe. Kit continued like this for the rest of her life until now, settling down only briefly in cities across the globe. She made friends here and there but when people tried to get too close to her she would leave without saying a word.
Relationships:
Secret Memory:
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Uh Oh! You've Been Duped! There's No Information In This Tab! *˚⁺ But if you're still here, like cablebelly I did not realize this was here at first. But the intent of this character is to explore nature vs. nurture through the lense of a former gifted child. Without the academic pressures given throughout their schooling, would they still be as selfish and interested in being in the spotlight + recognized like they currently are? Or would they be more interested in just gathering knowledge like they were when they were younger?
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Scooter Walsh
BASICS name. Scott 'Scooter' Walsh age. 30 gender. nonbinary; they/them/he/him sexuality. bisexual title. the scholar
APPEARANCE eyes. Grey complexion. Pretty fair, no freckles hair. A wavy medium brown build. Medium framed, rectangle-like body type height. 5"10 level of athleticism. They aren't too athletic. They're not out of shape, per say, but they aren't the sort of person who works out daily, y'know? They have a little bit of pudge. It's fine. distinguishing features. (insect TW for tattoo images) Scooter has this tattoo on their upper right arm, this one on their left arm (in the same position as in the image), this one on their right hand, and this one on their back. They have minimal scars.
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CORE TRAITS vices.
Stubborn - Scooter sticks to their guns when it comes to their opinions and ideas. It takes a lot to convince them out of something, even when someone has a better idea than whatever they had.
Blunt - They tell it like it is, arguably too much. They have a tendency to insult people and no, it's not exactly on accident.
Inability to Ask For Help - They absolutely refuse to ask for help, ever. They do things on their own until someone comes over themselves to help, and even then they are prone to lightly complaining despite being probably grateful.
Pessimistic - They don't see a silver lining in most situations.
virtues.
Intelligent - Scooter is incredibly smart. When it comes to things like science and math, they're the sort of person you'd want to go to.
Level-Headed - They keep their cool, even in tense and stressful situations.
Passionate - They get excited and very into things they work on.
Sense of Humor - They can take a joke. They also tend to make them. The situations in which they do that aren't always appropriate, though.
FEARS tangible. Deep water; like, ocean-deep. Lakes, so long as you aren't way out in the center, are fine. notional. Being completely forgotten
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NURTURE; SCROLL FURTHER AT OWN RISK!
BASICS date of birth. October 12th, 2032 place of birth. Bar Harbor, Maine favorite item. A necklace with a resin charm that has flowers and a small sweat bee encased in it. skills.
On-Sight ID - Scooter can ID most plants, fungi, and insects at least down to the family level on sight. They can ID down to species with plants/insects/fungi that are around the area they live in. This is useful when figuring out what can and can't kill you; sometimes, if you want a little side-of-the-trail snack, you need to forage the nonpoisonous things.
In-Depth Knowledge of Biology - After going to school for so long, they've gotten a handle on biology. Specifically of the environmental variety, but they have branched out into other sorts, like conservation. This knowledge also extends to base chemistry, but only whatever portions connect to their field of study; they aren't a huge fan of chemistry overall.
Artistic - They've had to draw scientific diagrams. A lot of scientific diagrams. Practice makes perfects, as the saying goes, and while their drawings aren't perfect they are very, very good. They draw a lot of invertebrates, fungi, and plants, but have extended into drawing people over the years. They simply don't do it as often.
PERSONALITY personality. Scooter is a pretentious academic. Not at their core, of course, it took them a while to get to the point they're at, but any kind-hearted nature is buried under a slightly egotistical exterior. They are smart, of course, that was never in question, but they feel the need to be the smartest person in the room at all times. If they aren't, or if they get something wrong, they get extremely frustrated about it; its one of the few things that gets under their skin. Their passion for their work has dulled over the years, replaced by simply the need for their work to be known. They don't go out of their way to help others, and if its between them and someone else, they'd likely choose themself. They need the attention to be on them and hate when the spotlight is on anyone else. They're anxious, stressed 24/7, and have an all work no play sort of mentality. good traits/strengths. Intelligent, hardworking, reliable bad traits/weaknesses. Selfish, egotistical, attention-hoarder, judgmental
BACKGROUND background. Scooter was, during their youth, what one may consider a gifted child. They were ahead of their grade in all subjects in the early years of their life. This in and of itself was fine; at first, it didn't matter much. They stayed with the other kids and they were well-adjusted socially so it didn't impact their ability to make friends. Of course, when it became obvious how ahead they were, their parents pushed. And pushed. And pushed. Eventually, they were placed into a program for gifted children. It gave them a bit of a complex; they were 7 and being told they were better than the other kids that they had gone to school with. That sort of thing goes to a kids head.
As time went on, though, they were no longer the smartest kid in the room. Their grades weren't the best in the class, despite still being above average, and their parents made a point to push them harder. They weren't doing well enough, obviously, if they weren't beating other kids. Going from being the star child to suddenly being told they weren't good enough was a hit, and it drove them to work harder and knock down others along the way in attempts to be the best.
This continued on into their college years. They got a degree in environmental biology, before going for a PhD in entomology, which they also succeeded in. They ended up getting a job as a professor at a university in exchange for research funding, working on topics related to the current biodiversity crisis. Their intentions, of course, were less-than-noble: they were eager to get recognition rather than eager to fix anything, unlike their younger years when they had genuine interest in their studies. In recent times, they've been getting frustrated with the lack of focus on their work, and are desperate to find a way to draw attention to themselves again. relationships. N/A; check back later
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TAB 1
BASICS name. Scott 'Scooter' Walsh age. 30 gender. nonbinary; they/them/he/him sexuality. bisexual title. the scholar
APPEARANCE eyes. Grey complexion. Pretty fair, no freckles hair. A wavy medium brown build. Medium framed, rectangle-like body type height. 5"10 level of athleticism. They aren't too athletic. They're not out of shape, per say, but they aren't the sort of person who works out daily, y'know? They have a little bit of pudge. It's fine. distinguishing features. (insect TW for tattoo images) Scooter has this tattoo on their upper right arm, this one on their left arm (in the same position as in the image), this one on their right hand, and this one on their back. They have minimal scars.
TAB 2
CORE TRAITS vices.
Stubborn - Scooter sticks to their guns when it comes to their opinions and ideas. It takes a lot to convince them out of something, even when someone has a better idea than whatever they had.
Blunt - They tell it like it is, arguably too much. They have a tendency to insult people and no, it's not exactly on accident.
Inability to Ask For Help - They absolutely refuse to ask for help, ever. They do things on their own until someone comes over themselves to help, and even then they are prone to lightly complaining despite being probably grateful.
Pessimistic - They don't see a silver lining in most situations.
virtues.
Intelligent - Scooter is incredibly smart. When it comes to things like science and math, they're the sort of person you'd want to go to.
Level-Headed - They keep their cool, even in tense and stressful situations.
Passionate - They get excited and very into things they work on.
Sense of Humor - They can take a joke. They also tend to make them. The situations in which they do that aren't always appropriate, though.
FEARS tangible. Deep water; like, ocean-deep. Lakes, so long as you aren't way out in the center, are fine. notional. Being completely forgotten
TAB3
NURTURE; SCROLL FURTHER AT OWN RISK!
BASICS date of birth. October 12th, 2032 place of birth. Bar Harbor, Maine favorite item. A necklace with a resin charm that has flowers and a small sweat bee encased in it. skills.
On-Sight ID - Scooter can ID most plants, fungi, and insects at least down to the family level on sight. They can ID down to species with plants/insects/fungi that are around the area they live in. This is useful when figuring out what can and can't kill you; sometimes, if you want a little side-of-the-trail snack, you need to forage the nonpoisonous things.
In-Depth Knowledge of Biology - After going to school for so long, they've gotten a handle on biology. Specifically of the environmental variety, but they have branched out into other sorts, like conservation. This knowledge also extends to base chemistry, but only whatever portions connect to their field of study; they aren't a huge fan of chemistry overall.
Artistic - They've had to draw scientific diagrams. A lot of scientific diagrams. Practice makes perfects, as the saying goes, and while their drawings aren't perfect they are very, very good. They draw a lot of invertebrates, fungi, and plants, but have extended into drawing people over the years. They simply don't do it as often.
PERSONALITY personality. Scooter is a pretentious academic. Not at their core, of course, it took them a while to get to the point they're at, but any kind-hearted nature is buried under a slightly egotistical exterior. They are smart, of course, that was never in question, but they feel the need to be the smartest person in the room at all times. If they aren't, or if they get something wrong, they get extremely frustrated about it; its one of the few things that gets under their skin. Their passion for their work has dulled over the years, replaced by simply the need for their work to be known. They don't go out of their way to help others, and if its between them and someone else, they'd likely choose themself. They need the attention to be on them and hate when the spotlight is on anyone else. They're anxious, stressed 24/7, and have an all work no play sort of mentality. good traits/strengths. Intelligent, hardworking, reliable bad traits/weaknesses. Selfish, egotistical, attention-hoarder, judgmental
BACKGROUND background. Scooter was, during their youth, what one may consider a gifted child. They were ahead of their grade in all subjects in the early years of their life. This in and of itself was fine; at first, it didn't matter much. They stayed with the other kids and they were well-adjusted socially so it didn't impact their ability to make friends. Of course, when it became obvious how ahead they were, their parents pushed. And pushed. And pushed. Eventually, they were placed into a program for gifted children. It gave them a bit of a complex; they were 7 and being told they were better than the other kids that they had gone to school with. That sort of thing goes to a kids head.
As time went on, though, they were no longer the smartest kid in the room. Their grades weren't the best in the class, despite still being above average, and their parents made a point to push them harder. They weren't doing well enough, obviously, if they weren't beating other kids. Going from being the star child to suddenly being told they weren't good enough was a hit, and it drove them to work harder and knock down others along the way in attempts to be the best.
This continued on into their college years. They got a degree in environmental biology, before going for a PhD in entomology, which they also succeeded in. They ended up getting a job as a professor at a university in exchange for research funding, working on topics related to the current biodiversity crisis. Their intentions, of course, were less-than-noble: they were eager to get recognition rather than eager to fix anything, unlike their younger years when they had genuine interest in their studies. In recent times, they've been getting frustrated with the lack of focus on their work, and are desperate to find a way to draw attention to themselves again. relationships. N/A; check back later