[center][colour=lime][h3]Nicholas Chen[/h3][/colour]
[colour=lime]Location: Chen Residence, Homeroom [/colour]
[colour=lime]Interacting with: The class [/colour]
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[colour=lime][b]"Just because morning is mathematically probable doesn't mean it can can come when I didn't invite it."[/b][/colour]
Nicholas was mumbling as he got out of bed. He found a white shirt and dark trousers and put them on without much thought. He had more important things to worry about, and he didn't normally put tonnes of thought towards style anyway. Even so, he was aware that with a some good acting he could look like he was going to a funeral.

People who didn't know the Chen family assumed they lived "traditional" lives according to their race, although few actually had any idea what that meant. People who did thought they lived very untraditional lives. Neither was actually true - they had their own traditions, just not the ones that stereotypes had given them. After being a part of America for so long, and being aware of it, the American way more closely resembled the Chen way than any other stereotypes anyone could give them. Nicholas ate fried eggs and bacon for breakfast and made sure to skim-read world news on his computer before he left. He also, of course, made sure to grab the assignment that was due today. He would have willingly punched a brick wall if he had gone through the effort of doing a good job of it but have wasted that effort by leaving it behind. He wasn't a nerd, but he cared about success. He picked up a black trench coat (because look at the evidence - if you're badass, you're probably wearing a trench coat and if you're not you should be) and walked out the door.

Nicholas had never been close with his sister, Alicia, so she made a point of leaving about ten minutes earlier so she had time to walk - she didn't own a car. Nicholas didn't have a problem with this behaviour - she was saving him fuel. Regardless, he drove himself to school, listening to [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggOVNYFlP7Q]some jazz[/url]. 

Nicholas got in the homeroom a little later than he'd usually prefer. After a few minutes, he figured out what was being discussed (though it seemed too formal a word), and made his own contribution. 
[colour=lime][b]"It seems like about 95% per cent of the people in this room would be pleased with something involving either a beach or a mountain. My suggestion? We go to Italy. Hit the Apennines for however long. Then we drive to the coast and spend the other half there. Mountains, beaches, and Rome is close to both the coast and the Apennines, so we could spend a couple of days there on the way through as well. If you guys don't wanna go with that, my vote goes to the Alps. As for cash, pretty much any skill has people willing to pay for someone to teach them or do it for them - all we need is the internet."[/b][/colour]