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[Raijinslayer]

@UndineKorrie is to probably going to be an awesome roommate. . . when he's not gaming. During his gaming sessions, however, he can get a little too. . . in to it, especially when playing against other people. We'll see what comes of it. So, are the dorms separate or co-Ed, and if the latter, I assume it's one floor for guys and another for girls, and so one as you go up the building.

[spooner]

It's a WIP but thought I'd just post the shell here for now

@Undine He is now done and waiting for your approval!

Nathan Matthews

"Whatever you are feeling... just write it down"
-Nathan Matthews

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Name

Nathan Duncan Matthews

Nicknames

Nate, he got it because it's shorter than Nathan... it doesn't bother him. At least it's not as bad as the nickname his sister made up "Than" that he despises!

Age

18

Gender

Male

Sexual Orientation

Bisexual

Grade Level

Senior

Appearance

Nathan stands at quite the average height of 5'11" and ha a stockier build which he likes to keep toned by going on runs and going to the gym. He keeps his dark brown hair short-ish with some length kept up top so he has something to work with, not that he styles it really but sometimes he likes to spend some time on grooming. His face is usually lit up with a radiant smile except for when he is in deep concentration because then it is almost always screwed up with his tongue peeking out from the corner of his mouth. Nathan has a rather round and plump face for someone who is as fit as he is, but his sister always tells him that it suits his aura of kindness, it makes him more approachable according to her.

When it comes to clothing Nathan goes for comfort more than anything in his day to day life, but he owns a few suits and blazers that he uses on occasion. He knows when to dress up and when to bust out the sweats! Usually he dresses in jumpers, t-shits, cardigans and jeans with a matching shoe.

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"Dude chill! No wait... probably keep you guard up!"

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Personality

Nathan is what you would call a mothers dream. He is tall somewhat handsome and gets good grades. If he still had a mother she would probably be bragging about him to everyone who would listen and Nathan would of course sit red faced and deny every bit of praise shot his way, because such is Nathan humble to the point of delusion of his own worth. He refuses to put him self over anyone else because he believes that his triumphs is solely based on luck and great timing, rather than his hard work and diligence. The one thing he took away from his father was that if you wanted a good life you had to work hard, nothing was ever going to be handed to you. So therefore Nathan almost never slacks of when it comes to work or school which can be to the annoyance of his friends when he says no to the second party in a row.

Kind at heart Nathan will always be the one to listen to your stories good or bad because he is a people person who cares deeply for social interaction and he likes to have a large network of contacts and keep those bonds as strong as possible. He is to his own fault sometimes to trusting though as he likes to see the best in everyone even if they clearly doesn't have his best interest at heart and he has been let down because of this a lot of times. Though he feels like an positive outlook on life is what creates a great one and he will stick to that until the day he dies.

He has a kindness to him which makes him extremely approachable and that might be why he always gives a cheery "Hello!" at you when you pass him in the hall. Though his cheery exterior is somewhat hard to crack since he keeps his chewy personal center mostly to himself, only his closest friends know about his family situation and he likes to keep it that way.

Nathan always wanting to always make the right choice not only by him but for the people around him makes him very indecisive and that often results in him missing out on things that could better his future or others. This is a trait he is trying to shake of by being more care free and take risks, but even in this he is unsure of what this is and when to be care free. He is an notorious over-thinker and will focus on one small aspect and obsess over it until it's fixed or vanishes somehow.

He is also quite rancorous, if someone had been mean to him or otherwise done something that he does not agree with, he will hold it against that person until he is proven wrong. He can be a loyal friend but he can also drop you without a backwards glance if you piss him off enough.

Likes

• His sister
• Sandwiches
• Running
• Writing
• Photography
• Kissing
• Eating out

Dislikes

• His father
• Cold showers
• Birds
• Bananas

Fears

Ornithophobia - Fear of birds "I Just don't trust something that feels like it can poop anywhere it wants!"

He also fears that his sister resents him for leaving her behind

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"Yeah... but would you look at how great the sky looks like?!"

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Strengths

• Quick witted
• Positive
• Patient
• Calculative

Weaknesses

• To trusting
• Indecisive
• Unsure of himself

History

Nathan was born in to the middle class family of Liam and Molly Matthews and had a normal childhood and even had the great pleasure to have a cute baby sister enter his life. So he and his sister Addison had the start of a quite normal and happy childhood until tragedy happened when he was six, his mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at a routine check up. And though she put up a good fight for a couple of months she eventually succumbed to the demon growing inside of her and she passed away. Naturally the family was broken down in despair Molly Matthews was the guiding light for so many people and mostly so for Nathan's father Liam who took the death of his darling wife so hard he went in to a depression so deep that he was not recognizable, he lost his job as an high school psychology teacher and subsequently loss the house in which they had been living in, which meant they had to move in with Nathan's grandparents.

His father never really recovered from his wife's death and spent most of the day lying in bed being unreachable and while Nathan would never go as far as to say that it was neglect, he can not say that his father raised him. That lot fell on his loving grandparents. But as time wore on his grandparents grew weary of Liam's behavior and eventually made him go back to his teachers job, which meant they had to move away to the prestigious school that had graciously hired his father.

With his father working all the time now to provide for them Nathan now had to take care of not only himself but also for his sister Addison, and why he would never say that this was a bother to him. He was robbed of his childhood as he had to grow up far to early than a normal boy should have to. Now in his late teens he is very protective of his sister and will go through anything to aid her in what ever she asks of. But his relationship with his father is forever tarnished and Nathan can't see a way that this could be mended.

Favorite memory

Watching Saturday morning cartoons with his sister in his lap and his mother behind him stroking his hair.

Least favorite memory

Long days spent at their neighbors Mrs. Dilly in her cabbage smelling apartment watching old black and white movies while his father was at work.

What corporation sent you to Ashbury?

Matthews & Spearling publishing is the publishing house that his grandfather co-founded and he would like to keep it in the family. But since his own son probably never will be in the shape to take over the company Mr. Matthews Sr. has put all his money on his grandson. He has noticed that Nathan has a great interest in literature and writing, which he took as a sign to make sure he was to become his predecessor.

So to sharpen Nathan in the departments that he needs to run a large company and to give him the skill sets to succeed at the job, Nathan was sent to Ashbury by his grandfather.

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"What?! You haven't read this? Here take it! NOW!"

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Birthday

July 6th, 1997

Astrological Sign

Cancer

Twitter Name

Twitter: @NateMate

Instagram: YourMateNate

_{YourMateNate:"Aah, ice cream just the way I like it!"}

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"You know, I think this will be an awesome day!"

[Undine]

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[OnlyThePie]

@Undine I'm game for mostly non-class. Also, could you link Piratepad? i'm willing to use it, just need a way to get to the right one!

Also(to nobody in particular), I've finished my relationship sheet (with the exception of Nathan, who I'll do when he's finished), and I added a bit to Hal about food. I'm also looking for some help finding a faceclaim. I'm absolute trash at finding good pictures.

[greywolf375]

I would vote yes for the mainly-outside-of-class part, and I have never heard of piratepad, but I'll go check it out

[Undine]

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[OnlyThePie]

Er, who is Greywolf, and has he posted anything? Maybe I just missed it.

[Raijinslayer]

I'm in agreement for out of class focus on stuff, and I've used a similar site and we'll chat on it when I can.

[greywolf375]

@OnlyThePie I've been here since the interest thread, I just haven't posted much, and I've been busy with College, essays and shit. (US College, that is)

[OnlyThePie]

@greywolf375Oh okay cool! Sorry if I sounded a bit mean, I was just confused.

[Krauxis]

Out of class is probly best. Much as I think some class-focused stuff would be cool, it puts a lot of stress on the GM and means there isn't much to do for individual players. I don't think anything'll really be lost by skipping out on that sort of thing. I may or may not be on and off the piratepad as far as chat goes, depending on how things are. Most of the time the last thing I need is another big, fast-moving chat group to keep track of. But if things look clearer on the horizon for me I'll try to get on as much as I can.

[OnlyThePie]

On the topic of time, I really only have time to post between around 4:30-7:00 EST, but I think that's enough time. Just warning everybody, I wont be able to respond very quick.

[greywolf375]

@OnlyThePie Don't worry about it, I'm not offended.

[Haru Nyan]

Just woke up and wow, I've already missed a lot.
Looks like we have some more peeps joining, awesomesauce!

As for the whole class/outside-class interaction thing...I'm game for mostly out-of-class. As long as we don't forgot to place our characters in class, we should be fine.

[Ozerath]

Out of class. I remember we had tonnes of fun with Caelbury planning out of class stuff on piratepad but the in class stuff was super grueling to write.

[OnlyThePie]

Just wondering, what is the cap gonna be on players? At some point I'm gonna start having trouble keeping track. Also, I advise people to read eachother's relationship sheets.

[Raijinslayer]

@OnlyThePieWay ahead of you on that front, pretty interesting viewpoints so far from what I've read. Can't make out Spencer's general feelings towards anybody from his sheet though, it's somewhat vague to me.

[Undine]

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[Haru Nyan]

Talk about first impressions, I wonder what sort of character development each and everyone will go through.
It fills me with a sense of determination.

[Krauxis]

Talk about first impressions, I wonder what sort of character development each and everyone will go through.
It fills me with a sense of determination.

@Haru Nyan

You. I like you.

...I kill you last.