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MARCH 2019 AU WORKSHOP
AU WORKSHOP - MARCH Welcome to Recollé's AU Workshop! On this post players new and old are encouraged to help one another make connections for their AU lives and to ask for or offer ideas if they so choose. Please respond to the post with the below form, and/or feel free to comment to anyone else to work things out! Please be aware that posting to this workshop does not guarantee you a reserve, and that multiple players are permitted to workshop the same character. Please find our mod questions comment here. Additionally, you can find our game-wide App This Please over here. IMPORTANT INFORMATION World Changes FAQ Game Calendar Plot Finds (ooc knowledge) • Reserves open on March 17th at 9pm EST! Please note; due to player polls, players may now apply for characters without a reservation. Applications open on March 24th at 12am EST. • For current players who are interested in 2nd or 3rd characters, please review and follow our policy about AC! To reserve a 2nd character you must have a pass for the previous month's AC with your first character. For a 3rd character, you must have a pass for the previous two months' AC for both of your characters. In addition, we do ask that the AC for the current month be met and filled into your AC comment by the time of your reserve. It must be full AC. This means you must have 15 comments between at least 2 and at most 4 threads and one memory regain listed for the current month's AC period. Your reserve will not be accepted until you supply the requested AC! As a note, we will update the application page with a space for current players to link their full AC for our review should a player wish to apply without a reserve. • Most importantly, as a friendly note: Recollé will be going into its endgame this year. As such this is the last application cycle of 2019. FORM PLAYER'S NAME: CHARACTER'S NAME: CANON: AU NAME: If there's a name change at all! If there isn't, you're free to put n/a AU AGE: Again, if there's an age change at all! If there isn't, you're free to put n/a AU OCCUPATION: Feel free to list if your character is a student (elementary/middle/high school/college), if they own their own business, if they freelance, if they have a stable job, etc. BLURB: Here you should write what you have for your AU; you can list your character's hobbies, who their friends and family are, if they have any particular quirks or interesting pieces of their history, if they're from a wealthy family or if they're struggling to get by, anything you feel is relevant. LOOKING FOR: Are you looking for family members or friends or enemies for your character to be pre-planned? Or are you asking for ideas or feedback on your AU idea? Anything goes, just specify what you would like. OPTIONAL ENABLE ME: Are you torn between which character to app? Let us help! Post your ideas in a comment and let fellow players offer feedback and CR ideas. You can also use this section to ask for canonmates you would like to see in-game whether it be in your specific AU or for different CR. |
MOD QUESTIONS
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CHARACTER: Aramat Drawdes
CANON: Alabaster
AU NAME: Viola Townsend-Durham
AU AGE: 39, is older than her canon age.
AU OCCUPATION: Owner of a nightclub/bar/music venue called The Echo Club.
BLURB:
❀ Arrived in Recolle at the age of 18 and has played in various local bands as varied from jazz to metal. Because of this, she has a bit of rep in the music community and knows many acts.
❀ Can play piano, violin, cello, and has sung on occasion every once in a while. Every month or so she plays on stage.
❀ Was married to her husband of five years (and boyfriend of eight), a local music promoter named Raphael Durham. He was older than her by at least 10 years and died in a car accident around a year ago. They started The Echo Club together two years ago and it's been... rough for Viola. (He handled the books and the bar, she handled the musical acts. She's gotten by with a manager, but there are good days and bad.)
❀ Has a fair bit of infamy in her younger days appearing in few 'specialized' clubs and videos. (She moonlighted as a Dominatrix for a fair bit of her twenties. But now it's more of a hobby if anything.)
❀ It was her idea for The Echo Club to accept all types of music and have all ages nights.
❀ Has been dyeing her hair some form of blonde (and an occasional grey, white or pink) since she arrived in Recolle. Because of all the damage, it tends to be short.
❀ Lives in a fairly nice duplex building, since her husband is gone. It's just her, her black munchkin cat Schwarz and a roommate next door.
❀ Hasn't been dating much since her husband died. Too busy with the club. :(
❀ Has a number of tattoos, mostly of flowers, skulls, vintage medical supplies, and various memento mori themed stuff.
❀ Her first band was a gothic themed riot grrl band, she broke up with them but kept the aesthetic. (But her style has grown up a bit from the baby bats that come in the club. But is capable of breaking out the fishnets and fetishwear when called to.)
❀ Is fairly active on social media to promote the club and is kind of an influencer in the alt-scene in Recolle.
LOOKING FOR:
❀ The roommate in question that lives next door to her.
❀ People that work for The Echo Club! Bartenders, bouncers, the house band, you name it!
❀ Are you part of a band? A manager of one? Talk to her sometime.
❀ Pretty ppl to smooch. Listen, she needs to get back into the dating scene sometime.
❀ Are you one of the people that goes to The Echo Club? Say hi to the owner!
❀ Do you follow her on social media? I mean she does have a few fans.
❀ ANYONE, I am not picky and I'm down to do it all.
OPTIONAL ENABLE ME:
I'm pretty much posting everyone here in hopes of getting enough mojo to return to game RP. Hopefully it works.
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She might have caught him sneaking in when he wasn't supposed to be there?
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CHARACTER: Oscar
CANON: Lupin The Third : The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
AU NAME: Serevin Kimura
AU AGE: N/A, will be 22 there too.
AU OCCUPATION: Ballet Dancer at the local company in Recolle, he also has an apprenticeship at Recolle U as one of the assistants to the Dance Instructor there.
BLURB:
♔ Born a Frenchman, but adopted when he was two by a fairly well to do Japanese-American family that made their fortune in publishing and translation and they traveled often. Eventually, they settled in Recolle when he was ten and he pretty much considers it his home. They instilled in him a love of arts, particularly Ballet.
♔ Despite all this wealth and privilege, he's not really all that good in navigating social media and prefer's to keep his privacy. So he depends on his friends to run all of his accounts. For good and for bad, and for the lolz.
♔ He cannot speak or write one word of his native French but is bilingual in both English and Japanese.
♔ Has been the muse of a popular music artist that have put him dancing in their music video. This has led to some opportunities in modeling and other jobs, but he is fairly serious about his craft and is picky about where he appears.
♔ He plans to replace the instructor once she retires and he's past his peak as a Dancer. It never harms anything to plan for your future right?
♔ He has two older siblings: one runs the company in another city and the other is a socialite.
♔ He does tend to sort look down on others that don't have as much money or privilege as him. (No new money, no tabloid kings/queens and CERTAINLY no one lower class unless they are fascinating or talented.) Of course, it's fairly ironic considering he was adopted into a wealthy family. Some say he's a 'snob', he'll just say he's very picky about who he hangs out with.
♔ Despite this, has a notable weakness towards older rough blue-collar men and stunning, mischievous social climbing women that aren't shy about spending his money and getting him into trouble.
♔ Loves both of his parents, but is particularly the apple of his Mother's eye. (He's never cut his hair for her.)
♔ Is at his peak in the company right now, but isn't the principal male dancer in the company quite yet. It stresses him out quite a bit.
♔ Shares an apartment nearby the company with a roommate and surprisingly pays for his share of the rent and the utilities with his own money. (Everything else? His parent's allowance.)
LOOKING FOR:
♔ Friends, the more interesting, and willing to push him out his rich/high class comfort zone, the better. EXTRA if you troll with his social media accounts.
♔ People to look down on. Are you trashy, uncouth and low class? Prepare for the negative CR.
♔ Are you part of a band? A clothes company? He will be your muse!
♔ Socialites, particularly if they are willing to be his older sibling and embarrass him.
♔ Fellow DANCERS! For companionship and rivalries!
♔ A roommate, preferably someone unfamiliar with snobby rich people.
♔ ANYONE, I am not picky.
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I AM ON A MISSION.
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CHARACTER: Buddy Armstrong
CANON: Lisa The Joyful
AU NAME: Namgar "Nancy" Ologonova
AU AGE: 16, is aged up a couple years bc why not?
AU OCCUPATION: High School Student, girl gang member, skateboarder, practicing martial artist.
BLURB:
➳ Is in her self-appointed 'tough/edge lord-girl' phase mostly because she doesn't feel like she can relate to most of her classmates. Despite this, she does have a small group of (mostly girl) friends she sticks with.
➳ Mother is an American who was a lab assistant (now homemaker) to her Russian (Buryat in ethnicity) husband who is a scientist specializing in manufacturing various drugs for prescription companies. Nancy doesn't see him often.
➳ Her favorite person in the world is her Karate Teacher. (And is the best student in his class, but she wants to meet the older kids he teaches.)
➳ Does alright in school, but really excels in physical things. Until she turned 15 and fell in love with skateboarding and fighting she was in every athletic single team in school. Her Father doesn't like it too much.
➳ Hasn't learned how to drive yet and doesn't care to learn. (Why bother when you can skate/take the train to nearly everyplace?)
➳ Has cut her hair since she was 13 and isn't stopping for anybody.
➳ Doesn't particularly care for boys her age because most of them are intimidated by her.
➳ In response to the bothering she and other girls got by boys at the skate park, she has joined a crew of mostly girl skaters to stick together and beat the crap out of anyone that questions them. (She hasn't gotten into any trouble... yet.)
➳ Is named after a singer who her Father was a fan of. She doesn't really see the appeal. (She's more of a punk/nineties grunge sort of girl.)
➳ Hasn't quite figured out what she wants to do after high school. (And it sort of freaks her parents out.)
➳ Is smol, like only 4'11 but is seriously pretty jacked for a high school girl. (And yes, she eats like a horse.)
LOOKING FOR:
➳ Buddies (lol) at school! On the other hand, not!friends, I ain't afraid of no negative CR.
➳ Fellow skaters in her girl gang. Hell, maybe you don't skate but you hang out at the park, Nancy will know you.
➳ Her master is introducing to people outside her class and even fighting style. Do you kick ass for a living/hobby? Nancy will wanna talk... and spar a bit.
➳ Teachers perhaps willing to try and steer her towards a career or at least some sort of college. (This could either turn out good or bad.)
➳ She just wanna punch some ppl, ok?
➳ ANYONE, beggars cannot be choosers.
OPTIONAL ENABLE ME:
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Did you app this character before and we tried to talk about if they had some CR beforehand? Or am I thinking of someone else?
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CHARACTER: Eda
CANON: Black Lagoon
AU NAME: Virginia Lynn Taylor
AU AGE: 35ish, she's a little more aged than she would be normally.
AU OCCUPATION: Various jobs around Recolle, mostly dealing with security.
BLURB:
✯ Born in a large, poor family in the South, and has been raising herself since she was 15. (So she doesn't really have the best relationship with parents, siblings and cousins are fine though, some even live in Recolle.)
✯ Joined the Army as soon as she graduated high school. She's been discharged since the age of 30, but doesn't really like to talk about her experiences and unless it's important, doesn't advertise her Army past.
✯ She isn't one for commitment and changes jobs/addresses/significant others every year. Even her hair doesn't keep the same color/style for more than a few months. (Right now it's kept to her shoulders and dark brown.)
✯ Tends to tinker around with mechanical things and old cars. (Her next job might be at a car mechanic.)
✯ Insists she isn't an alcoholic but tends to spend waaay too time at bars and too much money at the local liquor stores.
✯ Is far sighted so she tends to wear glasses going out.
✯ Has couch surfed at one point at a friends house. Aside from the money worries, could do it again.
✯ Has a daughter she gave up for adoption at the age of 17, she thinks a lot about her but she doesn't really have the courage to try and talk to her. (Even though Virginia moved to Recolle in hopes of being closer to her.)
✯ Keeps things until they are completely broken. (She manages to make use of an old, cracked smartphone despite telling people she'll replace it one day.
✯ Is kind of a mess, but a controllable mess, tbh.
✯ Is a decent markswoman and does enjoy shooting guns as a hobby and carries one for work, but she would never buy a gun to use in her daily life.
LOOKING FOR:
✯ Friends, bar buddies, former and current coworkers! People to tell her to get her shit together!
✯ Fellow Vets that miiiiight be able to pin her strange ways.
✯ Or a possible therapist, idk.
✯ Her daughter, who should be around the age of a teenager by now.
✯ Or that daughter's adopted parents.
✯ Dude, I am not picky.
OPTIONAL ENABLE ME:
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PLAYER: Card
CHARACTER: Minato Arisato
CANON: Persona 3
AU NAME: Minato Arisato
AU AGE: 23
AU OCCUPATION: university student (veterinary medicine), intern at the vet clinic, volunteer at the senior dog sanctuary, barista at Expressive, server at the Tea Kittle, manager of Club Sunshine
BLURB: Minato will be returning for end-game, so everything up to when he was last in the game will be kept! In summary for his AU, he and Minako were split when they were little after their parents' deaths, and Minato returns to Recolle in November 2017, so he's been in the city for almost a year and a half to date. His canon memory regains are frankly a bit of a mess, and his overall impression of them are wildly misconstrued, but he had access to a LOT of Personas and a LOT of very edgy weapons he'll be glad to have back (blessed nailbat)
LOOKING FOR: Minato was very concerned about the state of the city and of Zee before he fell off the network, so I'd really appreciate people who could get him up to speed and let him know where he's needed. Having lived the NPC life for the last several months, mostly I'd like him to catch up with people he used to know, and strengthen those bonds that made him, honestly, a much more stable person than he was when he first joined the game.
CHARACTER: Mafuyu Kurosaki
CANON: Oresama Teacher
AU NAME: Mafuyu Kurosaki
AU AGE: 18... lmfao that's so weird to think about
AU OCCUPATION: high school senior!!!!! but will she graduate, who even knows
BLURB: Mafuyu's also a returning character, but I'm much looser with her, she was born in Recollé and knows and loves the city a lot and spends her days raising hell.
LOOKING FOR: ????? she's just here to have fun, we'll have fun o7
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it's closed mouth screaming because clover is not.... in a good place right now and idk she'd probably run from minato lmao
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UHHH basically she's falling apart because her family kind of fell apart. half of them became monsters in october, and they all attacked rose, so that was NO BUENO because wow, that's too scary alike drakengard 3's plot and then clover ran away from confronting that. then lina ran away from the family, too, so that was kind of like putting a nail in the coffin to their family to clover
and then she found out what the flower was all about, so she think she's even more of a monster than usual, and she freaked out on her entire family and eren, and eren is... trying his best bless him
that's a basic summary
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he'll be there with dragons
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Also heck yes to keeping Minato and Elliot's old CR? he's still been working at Club Sunshine, so he would've interacted with Minato during his NPC time.
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Yes to old cr!!!!!! God, it feels like so long since I've written him, he'd have been going to therapy for a full year now after pulling a gun at Elliot haha;;;;;; maybe I've learned how to write a more stable Minato now but also probably not
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omg a full year of therapy. I mean Elliot is now in therapy too so MAYBE their relationship will be more stable now ... but probably not.
Either way, he's probably been avoiding talking about app stuff while Minato's forgotten and then is like SWEATS when he realizes he got the app back.
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"So, dropped just before everything became a shit show in October? The one time of the year all your bloody and rusty weapons would have been appropriate"
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OH! Al was hunted by the police in January! Maybe Minato heard about it?
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Police chased him all over the place in a city wide manhunt... becoming "public enemy number one", they blamed him for the fire wall is what I'm thinking.
He had a new form that gave him a bit of super speed so he kept getting away and he's melted some streets signs, BY ACCIDENT!
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Li-Na will be happy to see Minato back on the app again
And Tatsuo is going to be happy to see Mafuyu, deep... deep down
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CHARACTER: Asuna Yuuki
CANON: Sword Art Online
AU NAME: Asami Yuuki/Erika Yui(stage name)
AU AGE: 19
AU OCCUPATION: Actress on the hit live action kids show Fae Force Five
BLURB:
> Asuna was born in Japan, where her father was an executive at an electronics firm and her mother was a teacher. They moved to the United States as the result of a promotion when she was four.
> A fateful trip to the mall when she was six led to her mother guiding her into an acting career. She did commercials and guest spots on a few television shows to start her career.
> She landed the role of Jasperlynn Jadewing on the TV show Fae Force Five(imagine Power Rangers with fairies instead of giant robots). The show was an unexpected hit and she's been playing the character for three years now.
> Jasperlynn is the polar opposite of Asuna's normal personality, as she's the bookish, shy member of the team. Asuna tends to be more self assertive. It's one of many reasons she's not crazy about the show.
> She's come to Recollé in part to try and get a stage acting role, to try and become more of a "serious" actress. She's also eager to get away from her controlling parents. So... she's probably also doing some pretty dark work as a form of rebellion.
> She has one more year on her show contract, and even though it's on hiatus she's also expected to make a few personal appearances.
> Secretly, Asuna is a huge gamer and loves creating different characters for the games she plays online. She's actually a huge fan of watching everything Vivarium posts though she's too intimidated to even talk to the guild.
> Asuna has been so focused on her work and building her career that she doesn't have very many close friends, and she's totally on her own when she first arrives in Recollé.
> Having grown up in a wealthy family and having experienced a lot of professional success, she can come off as spoiled and even a little bratty at times. It masks a deep insecurity that people won't like the "real" Asuna.
> She has her own small studio apartment. It's not that great, and Asuna is romanticizing this as "paying her dues".
> Part of her job involved learning stage combat, and that's turned into a love for fencing and martial arts. She'll deny it to the ends of the earth, but you might see her with her face hidden under a hoodie at local pro wrestling matches too.
> There's a rumor that Asuna is dating Ken Kirigaya, one of her costars. It's not true, and it drives her crazy that a lot of fans on social media ship them on screen and off. The fact that her mother likes the idea only makes it more frustrating.
> Asuna loves animals and is a soft touch for rescuing animals, and she probably will get a pet of her own fairly quickly, if she doesn't already have one.
> Asuna has a pretty good singing voice, though she's not all that confident in it and is terrified at the thought of trying out for a musical.
LOOKING FOR:
> Anyone involved with the theater she's acting at. This would probably be her lifeline at first. It doesn't have to be actors, either! Technical crew, theater staff, anyone who might want to give her a hand.
> Gaming buddies, though she'd probably be using a different name and it wouldn't be obvious that she's "the girl from the fairy show" to any of them.
> Neighbors, either in her building or people she runs into throughout the neighborhood.
> Awkward fan interactions would be incredible. The show has a pretty passionate fan base. And yes, there are shipping wars, so this could get as awkward as you like.
> Negative CR could be fun as well. She's a little stuck up and not used to living on her own, so she might rub some people the wrong way.
> Above all else, she needs friends to show her there's more to life than her career. She needs to have some fun!
OPTIONAL ENABLE ME:
This is all still very much "draft 0" of her AU, so if you can think of some awkward ideas then I'd love to hear them!
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...Asuna will be a lot nicer online than she is IRL, too.
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"Tries" being the key word since she has trust issues, ahaha.
Although she's definitely friendly online for the most part and a bit of a shitposter unless she's doing a 'villain' role, which is rare! She doesn't bring up RL at all online though, so there's that too.
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Asuna will probably be a lot more accommodating online. In canon she becomes a healer just because no one else in her group wanted to play one, and I think she'd fall into a similar pattern in the AU.
Also? I'm seeing so much potential already for dual identity shenanigans and I love it.
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AND YES please give me shenanigans. . .
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Oh, there will be shenanigans. Perhaps even goings on as well! They'll have to have an awkward meeting IRL... then maybe vent about it online to each other, not realizing who the other is talking about.
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I'd definitely like an awkward meeting IRL for sure; she might not talk too much about it online (since she doesn't like talking about RL online) but if Asuna wants to vent, Raina is here for it, although it's possible she might clue in since she's an analyst + taking psychology classes ahaha.
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i would be really interested in seeing how cr between asuna and kokichi would go! because kokichi can be... a jerk and can be really difficult to deal with, laughs. he's a pathological liar and can get on people's nerves so asuna might not enjoy interacting with him irl so it might be an interesting contrast between their irl selves maybe not getting along while they might be fine online (though if he finds out that she's a fan before he meets her irl, he might change up how he would act around irl, laughs)
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But I am all for the dual identity contrasts and seeing just how badly they can annoy each other!
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i think it'd be kind of hilarious if they get along online but terribly offline. then one day, they discover each other's online/rl identity and it's like wait you were that asshole/decent person??
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i also think it'd be hilarious if asami gets along with yuuki then finds out later that kokichi is her brother by, like, idk going to their apt and seeing him there or seeing the two interact in a positive way. it can be like oh no... my nice cast are has a jerk for a brother
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Oh gosh, that would be great... especially if she's got a distinct impression that her brother is this really great guy, walks in... "You! What are YOU doing here??"
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and LAUGHS god i love that. yuuki is literally the only person who thinks her brother isn't a jerk so i'm sure some incorrect impressions can be made. asami can just come in and find kokichi in his super casual clothes, chilling on the couch with some video game, and he just yells back: "hey, yukki!! you brought home a wet blanket! what gives!"
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Given some of the stuff we were discussing on Plurk, I really can't wait to see where that goes. Depending on how things turn out with Yuuki, I can also see her really gritting her teeth and not trying to push back so much out of respect for her feelings. Hopefully that doesn't paint too big a target on her back.
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CHARACTER: Adrian "Alucard" Ţepeş
CANON: Castlevania (Netflix)
AU NAME: Adrian (last name to be determined)
AU AGE: 21, probably
AU OCCUPATION: Student at Recollé University, working part-time somewhere
BLURB:
✩ Adrian's parents are a cardiologist (mother) and a history professor (father). Their family is pretty well-off though not super rich and they're really close-knit.
✩ He probably doesn't have any siblings but he does have extended family, hit me up if you want to be a cousin (or have him be a cousin of yours) or something!
✩ His father used to be very loving and supportive; he even taught fewer classes while Adrian was growing up. His mother was always busy, but she did her best to be there for Adrian as well.
✩ Adrian's very bright and he's always been good at schoolwork, he's always had a passion for learning and reading and his parents have been nothing but supportive.
✩ His childhood was actually really normal, there isn't really anything else to note here aside from the fact that he loves video games and is kind of a nerd.
✩ In high school he started acting out a bit, blaming his parents for making his life hard (they weren't) and dressing in all black. He embraced his creativity at this point, however, and started writing. It wasn't good, but he kept at it and eventually decided his calling was in fiction.
✩ He picked up a job working part-time during high school; he still works there now. I'm thinking a book store or something like that, but let me know if you've got suggestions!
✩ During his first semester at Recollé University, his mother was involved in a car crash and died. Adrian and his father were devastated, and Adrian ended up taking some time off of school just to work and try to sort himself out.
✩ While he did eventually manage to return to school and keep pursuing his degree, his relationship with his father is very strained now. They barely talk to one another and his father has thrown himself entirely into teaching and his work.
✩ Adrian still attends the university, where he's working toward his degree and will hopefully be able to live his dream of being a writer. He's actually got a job all lined up for when he graduates, though it's in editing and not exactly what he's looking for. With the money he's saved up he'll be able to get his own place as well.
✩ While he's very focused on his education and genuinely loves school, he's eager for a change of pace.
✩ He also still plays a lot of video games. He's still a nerd, okay.
✩ Adrian also has a family dog, a fluffy giant white adorable girl (name undecided). He takes good care of her and she is absolutely coming with him when he moves out.
LOOKING FOR:
✩ Family! I'm pretty set on Adrian's family situation, but if you want your character to be a cousin, I am absolutely here for it! Cousins work on either side of the family, so I'm sure we can work something out if you want to!
✩ Fellow students! Friends, rivals, acquaintances, that guy who let you borrow a pen once... I'm here for anything! I'm likewise here for people who have been in Recollé forever and would know him from high school or earlier.
✩ Teachers or staff at the university! He's an excellent student so perhaps he was in one of your classes, or maybe you're familiar with his dad, who teaches history.
✩ People who know him from his part-time job. I'm leaning towards working in a book-store or something, but I'm open to other ideas if you want to hire him!
✩ Fellow dog-owners, maybe you ran into him while he was walking his giant fluffball? Maybe you're familiar with his dog pictures he posts online sometimes?? Who knows!!
✩ I'm really down with anything, Adrian could stand to have some friends who drag him into things or otherwise encourage him; he's still battling with the death of his mother (by not focusing on it) and the problems that come from his dad withdrawing (and him ignoring his problems) after that too.