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[center][color=#FFFFFF][h1]Daniel Carrington[/h1][/color]
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[i]"No matter the situation never let your emotions overpower your intelligence."
[b]-Turcois Ominek[/b][/i][/center]

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[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Name[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]Daniel Quincey Carrington[/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Nicknames[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]Danny- Short for Daniel, it was used when he was kid by his older siblings.
Squirt- Because he was always rather short when growing up. He almost always refused to respond to it but would answer to it accidentally, resulting in a lot of teasing.
He prefers to be called Daniel or Dan.[/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Age[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]35[/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Gender[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]Male[/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Occupation[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]Lawyer[/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Residence[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]Lower Manhattan, NYC[/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Sexual Orientation[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]Asexual. Biromantic.[/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Relationship Status[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]Single pringle. He's only bringing along a plus one to prove that he isn't completely obsessed with his work.[/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Appearance[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]Daniel is still dwarfed by many of his family members, standing at around 5'6, even though he swears up and down that he's 5'7. His height and build make for quite a slim and unassuming character, but he's refined himself to exude and more sleek air, with slim fitting suits and expensive cologne.

His hair, if not kept under strict control, will curl and fluff in all directions, and it's the only thing about him that seems exciting rather then the strictly colour-inside-the-lines rule that he sticks to otherwise. In the morning's, he'll normally look like there's a poodle on top of his head, giving the image of a much younger man. He has a pale complexion, from not going out too much and then somehow only going out when it's cloudy or raining. His eyes are a pale shade of a mix of blue and green.  He used to have to wear thick, nerdy glasses to see, but has moved on and now wears contact lenses. 

Daniel doesn't look to have a casual bone in his body, much preferring nice suits rather then t-shirts and jeans. Slacks and a shirt are about as informal as you'll ever see him. The only eye catching thing about his attire will normally be his ties, which range in different colours and patterns from day to day. [/indent]

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[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Personality[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]Daniel isn't the best at letting his emotions be known to the world. Sure he can make polite conversation, and bullshit his way through any interactions, but dealing with his feelings when he's in an emotionally vulnerable state...he'll most likely just bottle up all his feelings until it just builds up and he explodes out. A time like that isn't the best time to be around him. When he gets angry however, it's very obvious. It's the kind of anger that isn't hot and passionate. It's calculated to be cause as much pain to you, as he's feeling in that moment. After someone's gotten on his bad side, he certainly won't forget, and they can expect muttered snarky comments and a whole lot of passive aggressiveness. He doesn't stoop so low as to talk about people behind their back however.

In his line of work, you have to be a smooth talker to get what you want, and most of that rides on the ability to make people see your way. And that's exactly what he does best. He could have succeeded in sales, how he can spin a world right in front of someone's eyes. But even as he's a skilled public speaker, when faced with his family, he loses most of that confidence. He used to have a horrible stutter when he was younger, addressed by his parents scornfully as a 'speech impediment' and it returns, not in full force, but just enough to be noticeable, even after all the therapy. He also has a habit of talking to himself, because it helps him to get everything ordered in his mind. Most of the time if he asks someone to discuss something with him, he'll likely just bounce ideas off of them before he finds one that he likes.

He's the type to think of the glass as half empty rather then half full, and won't take chances unless they are strictly in his favour. Perfectly content with staying in his own comfort zone, he takes some convincing to do something he has no interest in.[/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Likes[/u][/b][/color]
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[*] Strong black coffee
[*] Chocolate/candy
[*] Cats
[*] Scrabble
[*] Winning a case
[*] Books-Fantasy 
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[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Dislikes[/u][/b][/color]
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[*] Being proven wrong
[*] Unnecessary drama-even though he's a bit of a drama queen
[*] People that don't work hard
[*] Antiques
[*] Being told off/told he isn't good enough
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[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Strengths[/u][/b][/color]
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[*] Doing things by himself
[*] Smart
[*] Smooth Talker
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[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Weaknesses[/u][/b][/color]
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[*] Prods at people until they lash out
[*] Impatient
[*] Tactless
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[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Fears[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]Being forgotten and abandoned, and of not being loved because of his sexuality.[/indent]

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[i]"Self pity won't help with getting the job done"[/i][/center]
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[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]History[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]Daniel had gotten the early impression that his parents weren't all that interested in him. Of course, he knew why, they were busy with their work. And now looking back, he can't think badly of them for it. He was just passed from nanny to nanny, and the only times he ever got acknowledged by them was the few times that they had a family dinner-always horribly awkward-and from their absentminded comments on his education. Even as a child, the most caring thing they ever did for him was send him to a speech therapist for his stutter, and even that was just a couple hours of torture every week. So he never really bonded with them, as perhaps he should've, instead just spending most of his free time in his room reading books and  drawing, although that particular hobby never really got off the ground.

At school he had just enough friends to get by, because having none would be clear social suicide, as seen from the many students that sat alone and were bullied because of it. He learned that being by yourself was essentially declaring your vulnerability to the world, and that was something he was [i]not[/i] inclined to do. And so, apart from his grades he kept under the radar, a completely average young boy. But by the time he was 11, he knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life. He was going to be lawyer.

And that was what carried him through high school, losing new friends, gaining some more but all with the goal of becoming someone in the world who had the power to do some good. He wasn't the type to waste his time partying, and it seemed that as soon as he graduated from his senior year he dove headfirst into demanding schedule of a law student. After getting his degrees for Criminal Law, he got a few options, interviewed for all of them and was accepted into a firm, and got a nice flat in New York. Working his way up from an associate was hard work, but it certainly paid off after all the years because he got the title of junior partner. This is when he met Katelyn of course, and he hired as a paralegal and hasn't regretted it at all since. [/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Education[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]He got his Bachelors degree in Criminal Law at Yale, as well as his Masters.[/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Favorite memory[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]When he won his first case while still being wet behind the ears, and feeling that rush of adrenaline, powered by satisfaction and joy at doing some good in the world.[/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Least favorite memory[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]Realising that no matter how much he wanted it, and how hard he tried, he wouldn't be able to have a normal relationship with someone, and that he wouldn't be able to fill all their needs.[/indent]

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[i]"I-I'll do better next time. I s-swear."[/i][/center]
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[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Birthday[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]September 14th, 1980[/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Astrological Sign[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]Virgo[/indent]

[color=#FFFFFF][b][u]Social Media[/u][/b][/color]
[indent]DanQC- Twitter/Instagram
Daniel Carrington- Facebook
scrabblenerd- Tumblr
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[i]"I should really stop smoking, shouldn't I."[/i][/center]
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[center][h1][color=#FFFFFF]Daniel Quincey Carrington[/color][/h1]
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[i]"Oh why do you want to know what I think about my family?"[/i][/center]
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[center][h2][color=#FFFFFF][u]R E G I N A L D  C A R R I N G T O N[/u][/color][/h2]
[i]"Ah dear old dad. Really something to live up to, you know?"[/i][/center]

Daniel disliked his father when he was a child, unable to understand why his standards would be so high, seemingly unreachable goals for himself and his children. When he was a teenager the dislike evolved into a stronger emotion, and he often criticized his father for his hypocrisy, that everyone else must be as 'perfect' as he is. He'd pounce on every mistake he made and think over it later, in those moments where he was left fuming in his room because of something that he'd apparently done wrong. 

Nowadays however, when asked to comment on him, he might shrug and say with a wry smile that his sense of style isn't half bad. He understands better now the need for perfection, and if not that, just taking care of all the small things. Because that's what makes up the big picture.
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[center][h2][color=#FFFFFF][u]C A S S I O P E I A  C A R R I N G T O N[/u][/color][/h2]
[i]"She wants us to be the best we can be. But isn't that practically every parent?"[/i][/center]
Even if Daniel's parents skipped over him in favour of Gabriel then Rowan, Cassiopeia was the one that gave him the most to think upon and work on about himself. Every comment she made was in favour of preparing him for the world, even if it was delivered harshly, or made him feel worse in a moment where he could have used some support. He does know that maybe if he didn't seem so self-sufficient, or independent, he could have garnered more attention from them. But that was never his goal. He didn't want to earn their approval, he just wanted to succeed, and he would do it on his own terms. If he'd wanted their attention, he would have just gotten more useless heartbreak and probably the barest amount of attention more for a whole lot of extra effort. 

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[center][h2][color=#FFFFFF][u]K A T E L Y N  S O N G[/u][/color][/h2]
[i]"Ah yes. Kate. She's a little excitable but she's a hard worker. I think she'll go far in the world."[/i][/center]
Daniel remembered the day he'd found Kate. It had been a fortnight since he was made junior partner, and he was still buzzing about it. He'd wandered into the courtroom, intending to speak to the opposing lawyer, and had caught the end of her argument. She'd been passionate about the case, clearly just starting out from the still evident sparkle in her eyes, and she'd lain out a good proposal, with research all well done. But it wasn't going to work. It was a clear flop, no matter how hard she could've tried. He let out a huff when he saw her crestfallen face, and endeavored to find her after he'd finished his work. Unfortunately, she'd fled the room, presumably to moan about how she was a terrible lawyer and how her career was completely over. 

Unknown to many people, lawyers are as much drama queens as your next Hollywood star.

But she'd dropped off the radar. And it was only be chance that he found her the next week, sitting in a cafe and sipping an ice tea. He'd gotten his coffee, dropped into the seat opposite hers and held out his hand.
"My name's Daniel Carrington. I'm a junior partner at Jones & Chance, and I was wondering if you'd like to be employed as a paralegal." He'd paused for a second after their handshake before digging around in his pocket and handing her a business card.
"I've got to run, but if you'd like to help me put away criminals, give that number a call, would you?"

And the next day, he'd gotten a paralegal, and a damn good one at that.
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[center][h2][color=#FFFFFF][u]R O W A N  C A R R I N G T O N[/u][/color][/h2]
[i]"Oh, right. My try-hard younger brother."[/i][/center]
Daniel didn't dislike Rowan. He thought that he had a good sense of ambition, and he set his own goals, two traits that he himself valued. He just didn't like how those two things were centered around their father. Every group that he joined in school, every choice he made seemed to be in favour of impressing their dad and he just couldn't understand why. They clashed a couple of times, Daniel sometimes arguing heatedly that instead of striving to be just like their father he should try and figure out the best thing for himself for once. They didn't have the best relationship, but Daniel does regret some of the things he said, and knows that he could have been more delicate addressing the situation.
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[center][h2][color=#FFFFFF][u]G A B R I E L  C A R R I N G T O N[/u][/color][/h2]
[i]"I mean, we both work in law enforcement. Just different methods."[/i][/center]
Daniel will admit that he'd fallen under the category of 'thinks their older sibling is the best.' When he was a kid it had been awful, trailing after him like an overexcited puppy and seeing everything he did through rose-tinted glasses. It faded, as all things do, most noticeable after he'd figured out exactly what he wanted to do. Being 2 years younger then him, he hadn't heard most of the drama that had centered around his being bullied, but what he did know was that while he might've snuck away into his room and dealt with it silently by himself, Gabe actually fought back. That was something that Daniel would certainly never do, and he respected him for being brave enough to do so. He does email him occasionally, just to check up on how he's doing, and they see each other occasionally, since New York isn't really that far away from D.C
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[center][h2][color=#FFFFFF][u]T A T I A N A  C A R R I N G T O N[/u][/color][/h2]
[i]"What will your character say out loud about them? Write it here."[/i][/center]
Daniel thinks of their relationship as much of a 'I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine' kind of thing. They get together, he might help her out, they might just chat...it's pretty much alright until they have to spend more then about 1-2 hours together, which is about the time when they run out of small talk and recent events. Then tension can start to build. She's headstrong and opinionated, both qualities that he can respect, and that he has himself. But, they do have a couple of opinions that clash and arguing about them doesn't tend to end well. But he does love her and tries to take care of her as best he can.

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[center][h2][color=#FFFFFF][u]M A R I S O L  C A R R I N G T O N[/u][/color][/h2]
[i]"What will your character say out loud about them? Write it here."[/i][/center]

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[center][h2][color=#FFFFFF][u]C H A R L E S  C A R R I N G T O N[/u][/color][/h2]
[i]"What will your character say out loud about them? Write it here."[/i][/center]

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[center][h2][color=#FFFFFF][u]O L I V I A  C A R R I N G T O N[/u][/color][/h2]
[i]"What will your character say out loud about them? Write it here."[/i][/center]

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[center][h2][color=#FFFFFF][u]A V E R Y  C A R R I N G T O N[/u][/color][/h2]
[i]"What will your character say out loud about them? Write it here."[/i][/center]

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