Noah Ellis Castillo

Ellis

August 07, 1971

Male

Since Noah is half Filipino and half Caucasian, his appearance is unique in the small town of Red Herrings. His eyes are almond shaped and have dark brown irises, making them look almost black. He has his father's angular face and his mother's large and thin mouth. The complexion of his skin color is medium brown and his nose is aquiline, because of his mother's Spanish background. The hair color is black, common for most Filipinos, and it is wavy. His hair is like his father's hair, but it can grow longer. Because of his healthy diet and not eating out often, his body is healthy and doesn't appear to be too chubby. His height is the average of 5'4" for most Filipino men, making him taller than his 5'3" father. His accent is American with a tinge of Spanish with a melodic quality in his sentences, which is why he is a good singer.

Because of his appearance, he often wears clothes that make him look neat. He would often wear bold sweaters with different patterns with regular jeans. He also has some jacquard cardigans when the weather is cold enough or going out with friends. A boy would wear Converses or Keds, but Noah wears boat shoes often enough; however, he does have a pair of Keds that he wears while going out with friends.

Noah grew with a stable family and they were pretty wealthy as well; however, his father taught him that people aren't as useful as resources. That makes him self-reliant, but he often blames his self for simple mistakes and feels guilty for asking peoples' help. He's also enlightened about the world around and knows things that no fourteen year old should. That's because of his mother since she showed him how to read newspapers and tell him about current events in the world. But, that makes Noah boring to some of his young friends since they rather play with games than talk about the Cold War.

If you get to know him, he's a romantic and imaginative person. Both of these personalities came from his mother and his self as well, given that they both love to draw and often would draw together once in awhile. He shares a couple personalities with him and one of them is that they are both realists. Orland had to work all day during his childhood and until he got enough money to go to college to become a doctor. He taught his son that the world is cold and harsh early on. Because of that, they both are anxious over simple things and mistakes.

Noah has been getting more anxious as he's becoming a teenager and something else is going on behind the scenes. He believes that he could have feelings for boys rather than girls. If his father finds out that he has feelings for guys, then he could get in trouble or worse. His father is catholic and believes that homosexuality is a sin. His mother won't know what to do, but she would most likely say that it could be a phase. Noah is hopeful that it's just a phase as well and he will be over with being gay by the time that he's an adult.

Because of that, he doesn't share personal stuff with his family and friends. His father is like that as well, meaning that he could hide secrets as well. And they both are focused on completing the task ahead and they don't like people who procrastinate often while working on something. Given his father's family, they were strict on him and punished him if he would procrastinate on homework. His father doesn't punish him if he doesn't do the work, but he would remind him of the work until he does it. As a teenager, he's getting annoyed by that and would often talk back or roll his eyes as his father is reminding him for the seventh time about his homework.

Orland Leones Castillo, 48 – Father - Orland was originally from the Philippines until he met Luiza at his work place as a doctor. They spent fours dating before getting married and moved to America. They went to California first, living in Los Angeles. While in California, Noah was born and Orland spent more time at the Children's Hospital to earn extra money. After a while of living in the city, they decided that they would move to St. Stephens and he began working at the local hospital. Orland became the town's doctor and well like by the citizens. He's the strict parent, who wants Noah to be successful.

Luiza Moreton Castillo, 44 – Mother - Luiza was born in Spain and grew up to become a nurse and join The Red Cross. She was twenty-six when she met Orland during her trip to the Philippines and fell in love. They dated for four years until Orland asked the question to her. Since she knew English, she was able to help her husband out with the Citizenship Test. After passing it, they moved to Los Angeles and started to work at the Children's Hospital. She gave birth to her son and first child, Noah. Orland spent more time at the hospital while she stayed home and took care of the child. Years passed by and they were tired of the city lifestyle and felt that it wasn't safe for their son. That was when that they moved to St. Stephens and she kept watching Noah. She's the cool mom, who would get her son anything and often allow him to do things despite her Orland's disapproval. And she started to work with her husband at the local hospital.

Elizabeth Newman Hart, 32 – Family Friend - Elizabeth was born and raised in St. Stephens. She was the A+ student in her high school and went to a local college around the time that The Castillo Family moved next door to her new home. She was the first one to welcome the family to the town by giving them a tour around town. After finishing college and earning her degree, she had nothing to do other than her job at the drive thru. That was when she was asked if she would take care of Noah, while they went out once in awhile. She was happy to watch Noah during the nights out. After years of working at the drive thru, she became manager of the place and took more care of Noah. When her mother went back to work, she still keeps an eye on him even know Noah's fourteen.

Noah is one of the smartest students in his school, because of his father's strict guidelines on school. And since his father and mother were in a school band, Noah decided to join one in the third grade and has learned how to play guitar, piano, ukulele, violin, saxophone, and the banjo (he learned that instrument to make friends with people from the southern states). He's also in the school's debate club and it has improved his critical thinking skills and made him into an effective speaker.

Since his father has medical skills, he was taught the basic skills that can save someone's life (like CPR for example). And his mother taught the most important skill to have: cooking. Before she went back to work, she taught her son anything about cooking from measuring to timing. And he loves to draw with his mother.

Cecile René Delacroix

Cecil is technically a nickname, he finds his real name to be too girly sounding.

July 21, 1971

Male

Cecil has short brown hair that is regularly cut into a bowl cut by his mother, though it is constantly raked backwards with his fingers when out of her sight, meaning that Cecil is one of the trailblazing pioneers of 'The Undercut'. The tooth next to his right front tooth is missing, leaving a small gap just big enough for him to wedge his pipe between his teeth and talk while he smokes, a skill nobody seems to be impressed by but him. He is red in the nose and cheeks and brown in the eyes, and covered all over in dark freckles. He stands a head above his peers, and has an awkward, pubescent lankiness coupled with rapidly widening shoulders that suggest he will grow up to be muscular and make him look older than he is. He is usually dirty or sticky, or some combination thereof, and usually smells like a turtle tank. In other words, Cecil looks like what you'd imagine a stray cat to look like as a person.

Cecil has a grating southern drawl -- specifically that of Louisiana's Cajuns -- and frequently peppers his speech with bad french, southern colloquialisms, and egregious profanity. He typically wears simple jeans, t-shirts, and button ups handed down by his taller brother, with his only recognizable piece of clothing being his dark brown boots, which serve as his only pair of footwear, and his green "soldier coat", a prized hand-me-down from his brother, which had several additional pockets sewn into the inside by his mother to make it a suitable Christmas present, which he keeps an assortment of different things in. He gets told he looks homeless a lot.

In short, Cecil is the resident poor delinquent of St. Stephens. He likes fighting, rude jokes, and generally being kind of a punk. He and the rest of his family are originally from Louisiana, having moved to the town's trailer park after his father was released from prison five years ago, which is only relevant because it means Cecil has garnered his reputation with a little less than half the time the local delinquents have had. His presence usually garners the attention of teachers (Most see Cecil as a bad influence) while keeping his friends safe from would-be bullies. Almost all of the teachers have a much-deserved hatred for the boy, and most who meet his family agree that the Delacroix shitty apple doesn't fall far from their shitty tree; He keeps a low profile for the most part, but enjoys persistently tormenting people he doesn't like, even if that means occasionally going too far and being a bit of a bully himself. He has an almost uncanny ability for pissing people off, and takes credit for being the sole reason for their last art teacher's resignation, and any teacher who knows Mr. Feraldo can tell you he drinks because of Delacroix. His father outright encourages him to not attend school and to look for a job, whereas his mother has resigned herself to her son's low academic ability out of the belief that it is simply in his nature to not learn. As a result, Cecil cannot read nor write, a secret he keeps to himself.

In Cecil's family, there is no car, but a boat, a 'daysailer', a canoe, a kayak, and a long-forgotten riverboat used to store tarps. His mother and father both come from closely connected fishing families, and if Cecil were poetic enough, he would say that the sea is in his blood. Instead, Cecil says that he has "Boatsmarts." Cecil spent his summers and most of his springs with his mother's father Pappy, who was a full-time fisherman who frequently made use of the boy running jib sheets to avoid paying an extra crewman -- Sailing is the only thing Cecil knows or respects extensively. Having grown up skipping semesters at a time to work on his Pappy's boat, what Cecil doesn't know in basic English, Science, Math, and History is made up for in his knowledge of boating. He is an encyclopedia of boat parts, knots, navigation by stars and the fancy names for different types of wind. Being confined to a small town next to a small river in a landlocked state is about as enjoyable to him as you'd expect. He spends most of his time cutting school (Which is most of the time anyhow) sailing Quantum Leap up and down the town's river, ducking into the cabin when in sight of the cops. Though Cecil shows a degree of unease and indecisiveness about a future career, he is one of the few members of the group to have a pretty clear-cut personality and skillset for a career; Cecil is one of America's future swarthy sailors and fishermen, barring any chances he can find work in piracy.

For all the roughhousing and abrasiveness that make Cecil an "acquired taste", what has kept him in the group of friends has been that Cecil is still fundamentally good. Aside from his immature sense of humor, lack of education, and habit of holding grudges, there is still something noble buried in him that some can sense. He tries to model his behavior after old-fashioned heroes played by John Wayne, Chuck Norris, and the Hoff, and his personal mantra is "What Would Walker Do?", which rarely fails to fix questions brought up by his skewed morality. Under a different lense, it's easy to see that due to the longtime absence and emotional distance of his father, Cecil emulates hypermasculine caricatures of manhood he sees in movies and TV. Aside from his warped sense of justice and strange choice in role-models, escapism into fantasy is an additionally major part of Cecil's psyche. Growing up with the cards he had been dealt, Cecil has frequently found comfort in cassette recordings of books, music, and radio shows. He has a great interest in urban legends, extra-terrestrials, and "The Samsquanch", and is an avid fan of schlock horror programs and "paranormal research". He is also fairly superstitious, taking great heed of things he believes to be signs and omens of good or bad luck, and many southern superstitions such as voodoo and water-witching. He is Christian, but only in the usual sense of a fourteen year old's spirituality -- He prays when he wants things, when he is scared, and when he wants teachers to forget to give tests. Most notably, in times of great stress, Cecil prays for strength.

Beauregard "Bo" Delacroix, 39 – Bo is, in a word, intimidating. There is nothing outwardly jarring about him other than his size, the man being a wall of fat and muscle, though increasingly questionable details reveal themselves the more you give the man a look. He has small, scattered tattoos all across his body, most notably on his hands, face, and neck. The quality, varying degrees of fading and subjects -- insects, daggers, dice, and crosses mostly -- make it clear that he received them either in a prison or in someone's kitchen. His thick accent makes him emotionally unavailable to everyone but his family through a self-imposed language barrier of sorts, and even then, the only emotion there can be seen on the man is feint, bubbling anger. He is essentially a caricature of a dive bar bouncer, which he is.

Cecilia Delacroix, 35 - If her husband's appearance can be summarized as "intimidating", then Cecilia is just as easily described as "tired". Her dirty blonde hair either grows darker at the roots or is in a constant need of being re-dyed, and she favors heavy, dark makeup to hide the features she has lost to smoking, sometimes being complimented by her coworkers as "Looking like Nancy Spungen." She typically wears cherry-red lipstick or nail polish, and is somehow either chewing gum or smoking at any given moment. She is a waitress at the Cosmo Diner.

Marcel Delacroix. 20 - Marcel is Cecil's cool older brother. Like his father, he is decorated with tattoos, even on his hands and face, though they are better in quality and clearly done by a professional (His father refers to them as "pretty"). He is the source of most of Cecil's criminal knowledge and bad habits, such as smoking, swearing, cutting class, and listening to hair metal. Most of his peers know him as "M.D", because his initials sound a hell of a lot more intimidating than 'Marcel', for one, and also because he sells a lot of pills.

• Sailing
Cecil has experience sailing and fishing with his father and older brother, and can sail his brother's daysailer, The Quantum Leap, alone. He knows all the parts of a boat from the keel to the mast, and can get a docked boat unfurled and sailing in a little over a minute. Aside from sailing, Cecil is also a remarkably good fisherman, though his catches seem to be out of dumb luck than knowledge of fishing spots, skill, or any semblance of strategy. One time he forgot to use bait and still caught a trout. That all being said, it's important to note that Cecil can't swim, which he claims makes him such a good sailor.

• Luck
Though it isn't necessarily a skill, one of Cecil's unknown strengths is that he is almost questionably lucky. He surrounds himself with rabbit's feet and hoodoo, and even though his beliefs can border on laughable, there are few who would still laugh if they had seen a compilation of Cecil not-dying. He frequently narrowly avoids being hit by cars he wanders past like Mr. Magoo, oftentimes receives two sodas from vending machines, and was illegally "blessed" by snake-handling preachers as an infant in Louisiana without being bitten. Cecil has jumped into his above-ground pool from heights that logically should have killed him, or at least broken his legs, and has done so every summer. However, Cecil doesn't win every coin toss and draw a royal flush at every game of cards -- his luck is purely of the dumb variety, and more often than not correlates to danger Cecil was unaware of or things he had not hoped for or expected.

• Insults
Cecil has an uncanny ability to say the right things to piss people off and either push them away or get them to chase him. Whether speaking to a Lovecraftian horror, scary federal agent in a suit, or even a teacher, Cecil is one of those kids who can take one good look at a person and immediately figure out something they're self-conscious of and hammer at it. He's the king of those kinds of kids, actually. Being in a small town filled with extensive knowledge and things most people know but simply don't say, Cecil is one of the few people who says them, and frequently. For example, Cecil once got suspended for responding to a "Yo mama so fat" joke with "Yo mama so fat, she died."

• Improvisation
Of Cecil's strengths, his improvisation, or cheating as most would call it is one of his most widely used. In short, Cecil is good at seeing third options most wouldn't consider due to their being unapparent or immoral. If a cop asks why he's out after curfew, he instinctively comes up with a false reason. If a dog breaks its chain and corners him, Cecil has enough sense to pick up a rock and hit it. If he takes a test he's unprepared for, he'll copy someone's answers. Cecil is more flexible in his planning and actions, and his immoral split-second decisions can either make or break an escape.

Carole King (yeah, as in the singer) Thornton

-Carole
-C.T

May 16 1971.

Female

Carole plainly reflects her jauntiness may it be through dressing up or by just how she generally looks. She stands at 5'4, though scaling a bit on the slim to fit side, Carole has not completely outgrown her baby fats. That or the girl just couldn't get a hold of her appetite. "She's a growing girl, after all." Her father would usually say. She has a look of a typical southern cowgirl, dirty blonde hair, sunkisssed cheeks and tan lines and a discernible Tennessee accent that she fruitlessly attempts to hide. Her eyes looks platinum at first glance, but is actually a rich blue tint when you get a real good look at it. Her dimples would show whenever she smiles, which is not so often difficult to make her. She keeps her hair long, up to her waist which her mother would religiously brush or fondly braid into pigtails back when Carole would still let her. Now though, she'd rather just pony it herself. Carole isn't one for dressing up though her aunts would push her to be more ladylike. Overtime she grew accustomed of Sunday dresses, but would still prefer a crop top shirt or flannels donned over or tied to her waist, a pair of faded cut off shorts and boots/chucks any day .

Carole grew up with loving and supportive role models who attentively raised her to be equally the same. She acquired her love for animals from her father who was a vet from the city way before he moved to the country. A good 80 percent of her personality (and looks) came from her mom, a wild and spunky cowgirl who worked as a singer before she met her dad. Despite growing up in the deep south Carole was raised in a non conservative household and her parents would encourage her to do whatever she wants without the limits of orthodox ideologies. Though she partly acknowledges the concept of religion through her mother and aunts who are Christians, and would even assist them in church gatherings but Carole was never really brought up to it. Her parents instead honed her to be an open book, the idea that no one should restrain themselves in getting whatever makes them happy hence her strong will, or a better word would be stubbornness, to achieve what her heart desires even to the point where she does not care of the possible consequences of her actions.

Although Carol was raised to be good, that goodness can only be limited to her closest friends. When faced with a dilemma, she'd instantly choose something that benefits her alone or her friends no matter if its good or bad As long as she's not the one dangling on the shorter end of the stick, she don't give a fuck. It would seem selfish, but to her its a matter of practicality and survival. Her loyalty is unwavering, and would willing to hurt others for the sake of those she cares for if she really has to. This won her a few real friends overtime, some even former rivals who used to hate her guts.

Carole has always been interested in pop music and aspires to be a musician like her mother. She doenst really sing in public though, partly because she thinks singing is lame and is so not like her, and partly because of her insecurity with her accent and raspy voice. It became more of a low-key hobby and she never really put that much attention to it. Though she fondly listens to music in her walkman instead, sometimes unawarely humming and dancing to a good beat.

Olivier Thornton, 39 – Dad. Best friend. Grew up and raised in Los Angeles, he moved to Idaho after he finished his degree to find work as the local cattle vet. A calm and gentle man, Carole inherited her blonde hair and blue eyes from her father, and so is his love and dedication for taking care of animals. Being the kind and supporting father that he is, Olivier always makes time to spend the weekends with her daughter despite his sometimes hectic schedules. Their time would spend watching a local game, riding horses, teaching her how to shoot an airsoft rifle or maybe just sit and chill in the porch.

Margot Thornton, 40 - Mom. Authoritarian. Margot worked as a singer before she had Carole. She named her daughter after her favorite singer, Carole King. Coincidentally, she was singing "So Far Away" the night she first met Olivier at a lonesome dingy bar during the summer of 69'. She worked as a full time housewife when Carole was born, and filled in the role of a disciplinarian, keeping in check of her daughter whilst being a cool and bad ass mom at the same time. Nowadays she works part time at the post office, either distributing packages in the office or hands on delivering them. Carole has an inconsistent relationship with her mother, Margot sometimes having trouble understanding her, as all mothers of growing teenagers do.

Rambo, 3- Family Labrador. Other best friend. Thornton family mascot and baby.

Feel free to leave this blank for now, at least until other characters are in. This is strictly for your characters' relationships with other player characters in the roleplay – what they think of each other.

- Can shoot a rifle good. Spent time with her dad shooting bottles in the ranch. Although she never actually shot a real gun before, and is yet to graduate from airsoft guns to the real thing.

- Basic Survival knowledge such as how to make a fire with two sticks (she still sucks at it), or how to properly cook a squirrel though she wishes to never ever go there. She learned beforehand mostly from camping books or from an issue of National Geographic on her dad's tapes.

- Knows how to properly knot a rope. Also, she can ride a horse like a rodeo queen. Can herd a cattle and distinguish a sick cow among a cattle with just one look.

-Although she's not exactly that good, nor terrible, Carole can sing and sometimes write songs if she feels like it. Her unique voice texture had given her a distinctive style. Give her time to work it out and she'd be a pop star in the making.

Daniel Benjamin Rothschild

Danny, Dan, and even Don, if you've got some kinda weird accent. Whatever, kid.

October 30th, 1970

Male

No kid's got a bigger shit eating grin than Daniel does. Literally. It's kinda his most prominent feature. Whether he's about to shit his pants, cry, about to get yelled at, or actually happy, Daniel doesn't really have a very wide range of natural expressions. His default just settles into a grin, though it's fairly noticeable as it shifts to his mood, especially if he's nervous out of his mind. Honestly, Daniel doesn't really have much beyond what his surface demeanor has to give. Not that he lacks depth - as much as a kid has any depth - it's just the fact that Daniel's inept when it comes to stepping out of his comfort zone. The fact that all he can do is grin proves that point.

Like a lot of other kids, he's yet to hit his growth spurt. Or, at least he likes to imagine the majority of other boys only hit 5'2" and lack any form of distinguishing masculinity. Danny's still got that choir boy delicacy to him, like he's about to exit the restroom in a white, floor-length robe and start singing arias praising his lord and savior. Not only would his mother kill him for something as extremely Catholic as that, but no way would he be seen in a dress, of all things. Regardless, he likes to play up that macho-ness 'cause all the other boys his age are starting to fill in as they hop from middle school to high school. He doesn't wanna be the class clown forever, that's for sure.

Sadly, those years shouldn't come for awhile. He's got a long way to go in terms of coming-of-age. Right now, he sports a floppy hair cut that his mother likes to keep tame and short, parted down the middle and sticking flat to his head without his consent. He usually messes it up once he gets to school, keeping it wild and untamed in its fair blonde. When he allows some kind of styling, it usually adds to the intensity of his pale, blue eyes that sink into his still youthful, nearly adolescent features. The length of his face accentuates the smooth paleness of his features and the near translucent delicacy Danny hates with a passion. With the right lighting, he looks like he could break and he loves to prove that wrong by mucking up his good shirts and jeans in the mud. Most of his wardrobe is the same, just different striped shirts, long sleeved and short, with a pair of jeans and a belt that's tucked in more often than not. He's got a number of sweaters and sweater vests his father personally bought him, button ups with pocket protectors, and a few caps to boot.

For a kid, his energy hits just about that correct frequency. Enough to seem normal while also irritating the shit out of anyone older. There's always a hop to his step and he loves throwing his whole body around whenever he gets animated. He gets animated often. To top that off, Danny's voice is unmistakable in its grating, high pitched whine. To show he isn't 10, like a lot of people think he is, his voice often cracks and the change in his vocal cords is most evident when he's excited, shouting, or trying to whisper.

Just a complete and utter little shit. Ask anyone who's ever had the misfortune of talking with Danny for more than a minute and they'll all tell you the same thing. "I never thought I'd say this, but that kid made me contemplate carrying around a roll duct tape." Not only does Daniel refuse to stop talking, he's actually got the energy to keep up that upbeat, grating, annoying chatting for hours on end. The kid yammers on and on and it wouldn't seem much of an issue 'cause that's what a lot of kids tend to do, especially when they're talking about something they like to do. Nah, this kid has nothing but jokes to give. Awful ones. Ones you find on the shelf in a library, dusty from disuse 'cause the jokes are shit. Most of 'em are puns, too. Often times that's where most of the irritation comes from. Someone's talking, he'll take anything coming from their mouth and make a pun. Doesn't matter if it's terrible, if it hardly works, he'll do it. And he'll keep doing it.

Even now, Daniel's parents always say he's been like that since birth. Only a partial truth. Daniel's not had a long experience as the youngest and he'll never achieve 'eldest sibling' in his life time - that's how close they all come in age. Almost immediately, Daniel ended up the middle child and both parents only ever paid attention to him when it mattered. Even then their awareness of the kid came half-assed and barely there to begin with. But Daniel hadn't taken to jealousy like any other kid would - he loved his younger and older siblings, even if some of 'em got on his nerves, believe it or not. However, Daniel still craved some kind of attention and usually waited when the opportunity presented itself - when both parents could freely see him. That's where Daniel learned that talking fast, getting everything out in as little time as possible, gave him as much satisfaction, if not more, from his interactions.

Because those interactions never frequented above once a week or two, Daniel stuffed everything he could inside until the bottle nearly burst. Then he'd take another bottle and fill that one up. And once his parents even took a second alone with him, he'd let it all out. He'd tell 'em what jokes he learned that day, told 'em what he did that week, asked 'em what he wanted to ask. Rinse and repeat. Both parents humored the kid, which ended up being a mistake in the end. Encouragement went farther with Daniel than anything else and once he got a positive reaction, he'd not understand the meaning of negative. Exactly why he's both a chatterbox and a little shit.

That kind of lifestyle, for kid influenced them heavily. For Daniel, it built within him patience and a very, very good memory. Unfortunately, it also made him extremely impressionable, attention starved, oblivious, and self-destructive. Bottle up enough stuff and without any outlet, it's more than likely to burst, violent and without remorse. Danny doesn't really know much other than that he likes to make people laugh, likes interacting with people, and likes being around others. Much less, he enjoys any attention given, whether that attention's bad or good. He's got a very skewed sense of morality in that he can't really tell what's bad or good, especially if someone's encouraging him onward. He'll keep going even after he's been burned multiple times. And he'll just keep going if it's going to give him the same interaction from people who could care less about him.

But Daniel loves with his whole heart. Loves with every bit of his being and tends to think there's good in everyone. Or, at least, doesn't know what's good or bad if there's even a modicum of appreciation for his company. So, Danny's glad to play the fool. Unfortunately, that ability to love only ever gets abused and often comes at the price of never having that kind of love returned. Eventually, it'll turn Daniel into a bitter man if he lets it, stale and resentful of everything and everyone. Cynical and pessimistic; lacking every bit of vibrancy he had a child. It all depends on the outcome of his relationships and who has the most power of him, in the long run.

Rachel Schmidt Rothschild, 38 - "I married my high school sweetheart; worst mistake of my life."



William Rothschild, 38 - "Yeah, we're happy! Why... what'd she say?"



Sarah Rothschild, 18 - "Hey, kiddo, what's goin' on?"



Helena Rothschild, 16 - "It's Helena, thanks."



Eric Rothschild, 15 - "Fuck off, kid... unless you found - uh, never mind. Aha."



Maximilian and Maxine Rothschild, 11/11 - "And what're your names?" "Max!" "Max!" "No, I'm Max, today, loser!"



Alexandra Rothschild, 6 - "What did she do this time?" "She chased Billy Rogers with a plastic knife and this pig mask she said the town's butcher gave her." "I swear to God..."

<<< T B D >>>

⧉ Memory



⧉ Scavenging/Survival



⧉ Jokes



⧉ Endurance and Speed



⧉ Decisive

Elizabeth Angelika Andrascik

Ellie or Eliza are the most common. She prefers either of these to her full first name.

September 1st, 1971

Female

Eliza is a rather small and young looking lass, even for her youthful age. Standing just above five feet tall, Eliza appears very skinny despite the short stature she already stands at. This causes her to have a very lean and frail appearance. Eliza’s skin is a fair color with a hint of soft pale complexion. With her overall build and stature, Eliza appears very feminine and girly. Some might even go as far to say that she seems weak and frail. Eliza seems rather frightened of her surroundings most of the time and is rarely going to not be cowering in the face of danger.

Upon first glance, one would immediately be greeted with a strikingly bright blonde head of hair that falls and curls ever so slightly around Eliza’s shoulders. Always seeming to get in her way, Eliza’s golden locks are always kept in a very pristine and styled manner. The bangs of her hair, usually styled to either side often droop into her pure cerulean blue eyes after a long day of play with her friends. Eliza meticulously likes to perfect her appearance, always keeping her hair styled with a slight natural curl and accessories like bows and headbands. Along with the beautifying she does to her hair and face, clothing is an important factor in her fashion as well. Preferring dainty and girly clothing, Eliza finds herself wearing an assortment of sundresses or plain t-shirts with flowing skirts. Enjoying longer socks and shoes, Eliza most commonly wears a pair of boots of various colors with socks reaching up to her knees or thighs.

When she speaks, the ears of listeners are graced with a soft and elegantly articulated voice that sounds airy and almost whispery. Often soft spoken and reserved while around any others, it is easy to overlook or disregard the quiet voice of Eliza. To describe Eliza’s mannerisms, the words whimsical and timid would come to mind. She shies away from any sort of conflict, and finds herself frightened and intrigued of many things that many believe to be constructs of her imagination. It is not uncommon that Eliza is seen with an almost blank expression upon her face. It is as if she doesn’t seem to understand what is going on around her, and appears out of it. Her bright and rapturous smile always seems to radiate an air of happiness, as if infectious to those around her.

Eliza has always had two truly distinct moods that every scenario she finds herself in often fit into. Those moods are most easily characterized by either a radiant smile or a flow of tears. This happens because little Eliza is one of the most fragile beings in town, but she can also be very ecstatic and overjoyed with happiness. It is very uncommon to see Eliza in a neutral mood for she always comes up with something to be happy over. This abnormally happy personality is what some believe to be a coping mechanism of Eliza’s. With her parents separated, and Eliza in between households and parents, most would think there would be very little to be happy about. So Eliza decided to be happy about everything.

With a father living in the northern and richer sides of St. Stephens and a mother in the poorer conditions of the southern side of St. Stephens, Eliza finds herself moving around the small town quite a bit. This causes Eliza to be randomly absent on certain days when she would usually play with her friends. This awkward scenario was caused by a recent divorce in the Andrascik family. Eliza was never truly told the reason for the event, but she can only assume that monetary disputes are what caused this complete shattering of her family. With her brother, who she adored and put on quite the pedestal, leaving three years before this divorce, Eliza has found all her solace in her friends. One friend in particular, she has always seemed to go to and rely on for help in any times of need: Felix.

Felix, also known as Felicity has quite the history with Eliza. Having known each other as acquaintances for quite a long time it was not until five years ago that the pair truly became close. One particular event sparked their friendship and it all occurred at a simple and run down convenience store near the south side of St. Stephens. Seeing each other within the store by random chance, Eliza didn’t approach Felix at first. It wasn’t until she saw him attempting to pocket some of the store’s snacks that she attempted to intervene, making her best, albeit completely incoherent argument as to why he shouldn’t do that. After Eliza finished her idiotic monologue, it was then that Felix took her to what he claimed to be a sufficient reason to explain his thievery. Along the way, Felix explained he had found a box of kittens that looked hungry and he was unable to procure food in any other way. Eliza goes through another long winded rhetoric about how stealing was wrong in hopes her lackluster way with words gets through to her acquaintance. When the two arrive back at the box’s location, the box had vanished. Feli throws a fit at the sight, becoming enraged. After a long bit of cowering, Eliza attempted to calm Felix down, starting the blossoming of a great friendship. Felix has now become a sort of protector to Eliza, and she in turn has become a voice of peace in his life.

One of Eliza’s most defining traits would likely be her whimsical outlook on the world around her. Completely convinced that things like magic and monsters exist, Eliza is quite the proprietor of false stories and tales of a vast variety that detail her encounters with such subjects. Whenever something can’t be explained or Eliza for one reason or another cannot understand, she will jump straight into a new and completely incoherent magical explanation. It has become a mixture of novelty and annoyance to her friends, because Eliza can be very stubborn when it comes to this belief and the storytelling can get quite repetitive with the consistency and bulk of her imagination.

Lukas Andrascik, 47 – Lukas is the father of Eliza. Living on the richer side of St. Stephens, Lukas is rather well off. Though, whenever someone asks about what he does, the only reply Eliza seems to formulate is that he ‘works with technology’. Lukas is no doubt the most laid back member of the Andrascik family. He has always cared greatly for his children and pampered them to a certain extent. Eliza always appears to be in a good mood around her father. This is often because of how much he puts up with her constant blathering and overactive imagination. Lukas is definitely the more supporting parent and he is the parent that currently takes care of Eliza full time. Lukas appears rather lean and slightly young for his age. He sports a full set of black hair and it appears the only feature Eliza took from him was his fragile build.

Sophia Antalovich, 45 – Sophia is the mother of Eliza. She lives in a small, two bedroom apartment on the south side of St. Stephens. Quite contrastingly from Eliza’s father, Sophia struggles for money and finds herself working long and stressful hours. This leaves her in a very tired and often stressed out manner when she finds time off of work. As an accountant for a local business in St Stephens, her wages are low. Sophia’s affection for her children is often an off and on thing that depends greatly on how her mood and her day are. Rarely do they fight, but sometimes it appears that Sophia is too tired to worry about Eliza. This greatly depresses Eliza, who wishes her mother would be more happy all the time like her. Eliza tries to help her mother out as often as she can, but it always seems that Sophia wishes to appear self sufficient and strong, so she often denies Eliza’s help.

Jakob Andrascik, 24 – Jakob is Eliza’s brother and the original giver of her nicknames. He was always rather playful around his sister which led to the two developing a very close relationship. Eliza learned to rely on Jakob, but when he left on a full ride to a prestigious college, Eliza was left alone. Jakob was always a realist in comparison to Eliza. He worked hard throughout the end of his high school years and has been what some would call a genius ever since. He also has a much more solemn side that Eliza seems to be missing.

To Be Determined

Eliza is seen writing constantly in her free time. Numerous notebooks have been filled with scrawlings and writings of a vastly varying quality. Over the time she has spent honing and training her words, Eliza has become a talented writer, articulated and eloquent in her choice of words. She focuses mainly on poetry, but Eliza has tried her hand at fiction writing. Due to her vast imagination, she tends to make quite interesting stories and with her talented way with words, writing is a number one talent of hers.

With such an overactive imagination and skewed visions of reality, Eliza hasn’t left everything to her mind. Sometimes she grows curious enough to do her research, and thus she found the world of astrology. It wasn’t long before Eliza became infatuated with the ideas and theories based around celestial bodies and their meanings. It is not uncommon that Eliza will bring up her knowledge of the stars as if to give insight on a current situation, whether those around her care to hear it or not. Signs of planets, stars, constellations, and all of their meanings have been meticulously memorized so Eliza can know exactly what does and does not pertain to the current situation. Astrology is often one of her main sources of guidance.

She is such a quiet young lass, Eliza is. Despite her often blank expression and dazed state of daydreaming though, her mind is constantly at work taking in everything around it and analyzing it, albeit it is analyzed in a very illogical way. Incorporating all her senses, Eliza has great perception in any environment. This assists her in spotting things before others or recalling things that the average person might forget. Small features she can pick out while speaking with others have often assisted her in conversations as well.

Eliza is very comfortable around others much more so than she is when she is alone. This leads her to flock to others to avoid being exiled in a way. This mentality has granted her the uncanny ability to blend in with a group. In attempts to maintain order or stay on people’s good side, Eliza is extraordinarily empathetic. This assists her in understanding and maintaining relationships with those she chooses to be around as well as assisting in helping Eliza go unnoticed in larger venues with many crowds. She may not like to be out of place, but to help cope, she has learned to find a place or at least pretend to do so if it comes to that.

The daintiness and airheadedness of Eliza only extend so far. When it comes to street smarts or book smarts, she may be lacking, but inside her head, Eliza is always analyzing, contemplating, and discovering. She has a knack for understanding how things work, and in particular, Eliza understands how people work. This talent of hers likely developed due to Eliza’s subconscious need to fit in and be around others. She has grown capable of subtly influencing conversation and interaction with small tricks and she also tends to be able to pick out small details that others wouldn’t see giving her insights into how her conversational partner thinks and acts.

Emily Nutter

Nut

January 18, 1971

Female

The first thing people tend to notice about Emily is that she is freakishly big for a girl her age. Her height is whopping five foot nine and she has the wide, strong arms of a lumberjack. Her long, originally blonde hair - which she dyed brown - would look quite pretty is she washed them more frequently than every other week.

She wears black shirts with the logos of her favorite metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Metallica and Slayer, baggy grey army pants, and, if the weather gets rough, a grey bomber jacket. She is usually seen keeping her head down, with Radar O’Reilly headphones on her ears and her hands buried deep into the pockets of her pants. She walks in bold steps, with the soles of her big black boots thumping as quickly and heavily as the drums in her hellish songs.

There is one moment that Emily thinks has defined her life. That was the afternoon when her older brother Eddie brought home the tape with Metallica's Kill Em' All album. By the time the album finished, she was ready to throw all her Madonna and Cyndi Lauper albums and teen magazines into the ditch. Finally she found music that spoke to her: gritty, brash and hard as cement.
Her newfound passion for metal music did indeed make her behave as if possessed by a demon. She started to swear profusely, steal cigarettes from her dad and watch a lot of horror movies. However, it would be unfair to say that her rebellious attitude would not find some other outlet if she did not get into metal. Emily always felt a bit like an outcast and she just needed something that would allow her to express that.

The reasons for her inability to get along with most other girls are rooted in her family upbringing. Emily’s mother died when she was four years old, while her father, from whom Emily inherited her intimidating frame, had to work hard as a lumberjack to support Emily and her three older brothers. As a result, Emily was practically raised by her brothers who told her just what they knew – that if someone insults you, the correct reaction is to smack that person on the head. It is no wonder that Emily spent much of the grade school in detention.

It also makes it easy to understand how she became a metalhead. For much of her childhood, she was half-heartedly trying to embrace traditionally ‘girly’ things and encountering heavy metal showed her another way.

Her personality does however make her a rather controversial figure in her school. She is trying to act as if no insult can undermine her sense of self-worth. She appears confident and quite outgoing, frequently telling other girls about her encounters with boys, most (or all) of which never happened.

However, the truth is that she is repressing the anger caused by the fact that she does not really feel accepted for who she is and despite her tomboyishness, she wants to feel attractive, although she is afraid that if she takes too much care with her appearance, she would become a ‘square’.

Also, although she looks mature, we have to remember that she is still a fourteen year old. She will pretend to be braver than she is and do reckless things, only to end up in situations where she is scared out of her wits.

Richard Nutter, 47 – Richard is a lumberjack and a true working man. He was devastated by the death of his wife, which however instead of bringing him closer to his children made him throw himself into his work furiously – both to provide for his children and alleviate his pain.

He is, to a certain degree disappointed in his two older sons, and is deathly afraid of what will Emily do, suspecting that she got into occultism and drugs. However, he has neither time nor energy to acts on those suspicions.

Billy Nutter, 25 - Emily’s oldest brother and initial father figure. They were very close until he left for college. Emily was eleven years old at the time, and she never felt this kind of abandonment until then. Even worse, Billy never liked to come back to St.Stevens – especially after he dropped out from college. He never told his dad about this and the reason why he rarely came back to St.Stevens is that he was afraid he would see through his lies. Richard of course realized this almost immediately, but never said anything.

When Billy first left St.Stevens, he was feeling resentment about the fact that he was always the one to take care of everything in the house. He became a drifter to “find himself” – which Emily sincerely hopes he does at some point.

Eddie Nutter. 20 - The ‘shithead’ brother. He was always the Nutter boy who got into all the trouble and was a bit of a bully, making Emily do all of his chores for him – unless Billy intervened. He did however introduce Emily to metal, and for that she will be forever grateful to him, although Billy’s own music tastes became more Patrick Bateman-like since then.

It would seem that Eddie will end up in jail at 20, but at 18 he got pregnant with Jenny O’Malley, the girl next door. College was not an option for him anymore (not that he ever really considered it), but Jenny became a calming influence on him. After their marriage, Eddie turned from a wild child to an obedient, if rather prickly and passive-aggressive husband. He works as a car mechanic and pays Emily to babysit his son.

Jessie Nutter. 17 - The youngest of the older brothers. He is meek and subservient, so Emily often had to smack him on the back of his head to make him help her with standing up to Eddie. He is also easily the most studious of the Nutter children, and is not shy about his good grades. For that reason Emily frequently gets extremely annoyed with him, as she was never able to apply herself to the same extent – and because Jessie is the brother she is the closest with age-wise, he is the one with whom she is competing, although she would never admit that. Still, she hopes Jesse will be the one Nutter boy who will go to college and end up rich and successful.

Felicity Blu Escavalier

Felix or Blu

April 15 1972

Male

Felicity is a short boy standing at a measly 5’3, making him shorter than most boys around him, but he insists he will shoot up past everyone else given some time. Around his face is feathery dark blond hair that is long enough to sit on the nape of his neck and bangs that rest in his mossy green eyes. Sprinkled on his cheeks and under his eyes are light brown freckles that stand out against sun kissed skin. Felicity’s frame is small and feminine looking but is usually covered in some sort of bruise or marking from his utter clumsiness or the fights he enjoys picking with others that end up backfiring against him. To make himself seem more tough, he wears dark blue jeans and faded T-shirts that are a bit too big for him, once again he insists that he will grow into them any day now.

Plastered on his face is either a pout or a giant grin. He will cross his arms and pout, even when he is happy at times although it is indicated by the rosey red on his cheeks. His voice is on the higher end and will often crack when he gets overly excited or upset causing him to become more embarrassed than before and retaliate to anyone who points it out. Felicity shows every emotion that crosses his face, making him easy to read in any given situation. This expressiveness matched with his already girly features makes him an easy target to others around him to point it out. Felicity is also graced with a beauty mark under his right eye, something he takes pride in for reasons he hasn’t really explained. Perhaps it’s because he feels special for having such a distinguishing feature.

Stubborn and proud, even in his younger years Felicity had a strong sense of justice. Despite this he always found himself in tricky situations as he would go to the extremes to do what he felt was right, despite there usually being a simpler answer. Felicity always was taught to do what was right by his mother and he took it to the very limits, pushing boundaries far beyond what his mother had intended. Though despite this, Felicity is always bound to awful mood swings and will throw tantrums that can turn violent. Never against anyone else unless he felt as though they needed a good sucker punch in their face even if he couldn’t reach it. It consists of crying and shouting for a few minutes before he slowly settles down.

He has gotten rowdy in the past over petty disputes and found himself beat up a lot. The sensitive nature of Felicity is what leads him to get himself into these situations. Either he feels like someone should be put in their place or even they made fun of him in some way or another. This includes those who call him by his first name, Felicity which he sees as being too feminine for someone such as himself, instead of Felix or Blu. Often times taking things a bit too personal, Felicity acts before he thinks. This causes his mother to worry for him often and play nurse to patch him up. Not always is his battle scars from other kids, Felicity is very much so a clumsy person. His constant risky behaviour causes him to slip and more often than not, leave him defeated and go to be patched up. Felicity lives with only his mother in the middle class area of St. Stephens, and the two have a very close relationship. He feels as though he can tell his mother about his mishaps and not necessarily be punished but given a stern lecture over hot chocolate and a medical kit. This has shaped him into being a very honest person most of the time only to not be if it was in the name of his slightly skewed vision of justice.

His rash idiocy lead to him partaking in illegal behaviours such as stealing things for those he believes deserves them. Extending as far back as five years ago, he was looking after a box of kittens hidden in a shed, Felicity began to steal from a local store. He knew his mother had no money to take care of the abandoned animals so he felt as though he had to resort to stealing. That was when he met Ellie, the person he considers to be his best friend. In the process of his thievery, Ellie had approached him a nervous and babbling mess. He understood the poor girl’s confusion and decided she had a similar sense of justice he did so she was worthy to share his secret with. Taking her to the litter of kittens, Ellie continued her nonsensical lecture which amused Felicity to no end. The two began taking care of the litter together, Ellie teaching him how stealing even for a good cause was bad. This opened up Felicity’s eyes and was something he kept in mind while fighting for his beliefs. Though, one day the two found the box of kittens had been removed causing Felicity to become upset and enraged. His perpetual crying rang through the abandoned shed, until nervous Ellie had mustered up the courage to calm the furious Felicity down. He still thinks about her bravery five years later, holding Ellie as someone close to him. He views her in the same light as the kittens, someone to take care of and protect. The two have been inseparable since that incident, as he enjoys the babbling Ellie keeping his head level and him being Ellie’s protector and courage.

Even if Felicity is a bit rash and angry, he is a very happy and positive person. His long monologues of how he will be the hero always end with his fists on his hip, chest puffed out and a huge grin on his face. His overwhelming positive attitude affects others around him to be drawn in by his silly promises of protection. He listens to all that anyone says if they show passion for what they are saying and will encourage them with loud and proud enthusiasm. Showing off his friends in the best of lights, he enjoys the fact that others have something they love and are willing to protect. Felicity sees himself as everyone’s cheerleader but is always ready to step in the spotlight himself.

Claire Rosaline Escavalier, 34 – Claire is Felicity’s mother. The two have a close relationship and have a mutual understanding of each other’s boundaries. Claire is a big part of why Felicity has such a strong sense of justice, teaching him from a young age to stand up for what is right even when other people don’t think so. She is a kind and caring woman, spoiling Felicity any chance she can get and enjoys hearing the good deeds her son does in his life. Though she is prone to her long lectures as to why he shouldn’t do certain things even if she knows it doesn’t really get through to her hardheaded child. .

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Intuition (Sense of Justice): It is as it states. Felicity has a knack for knowing when things are wrong, even if things seem alright. Though this is not limited to himself in immediate danger, but he also gets ‘gut feelings’ if something were to be wrong with someone he were to be close with (At the current time, that list is short and only includes Ellie and his mother). This causes him to take action and play hero in many situations.

Planning Ahead: This sounds as if it is a strange talent, but Felicity knocks it out of the park when it comes to being prepared. In the heat of the moment he is a very rash person and will throw this talent out of the window, but when it comes down to it he is a natural at looking three or four spaces ahead. This talent is really shown through when he is with Ellie to keep him level headed. Though he may do some weird or insignificant things at the time, by the end it finishes as being a huge 'life saver' or at least makes things a bit easier. Sometimes he does these things without really thinking about it either, he just says it feels like the right thing to do in that moment.

Climbing abilities/Balance: Although he has a habit of landing with a thud, he knows how to reach places most people can’t. Along with his exceptional fence climbing, to which he is a self proclaimed master of.

Athleticism: Felicity is known for being covered in bruises and cuts and is always being covered in bandages but he is in fact very athletic. His drawback is that he has low stamina and can’t keep it at 100% for long.

Animal handling: Felicity is a kind soul and this makes most animals like him. He is very fond of cats over anything but also enjoys playing with toads that may cross his path. It doesn’t take long for even the nastiest animals to warm up to him and his intense patience with them and constant working shows he is willing to make an effort to connect with them and will help them however long it takes.

Nothing in particular, people just call her Phoebe.

February 18th, 1971

Female.

Phoebe is certainly a stand out girl in her appearance. Due to her genes, puberty kicked in like a bitch and "awarded" her with some pretty impressive height for a girl her age. Instead of being around the female average, Phoebe herself is already five-nine, and it's all but confirmed that she'll get much taller with age (Hell, she may be over six feet tall once she fully develops). She isn't exactly proud of her height, because she gets picked on a lot for being so damn tall. This is mostly genes originating from both her father and mother's side - they're both really tall. While it only makes sense from Phoebe inheriting her height from her mother, her father plays a good part, too.

The way Phoebe walks is that she has a bounce to her step. She takes slow and deliberate steps, that are, while careful, are quite large. She rarely takes massive steps that cross much distance. Though, once she gets moving, expect her to make good use of her size. It might be the glasses, but Phoebe looks pretty nerdy. She wears wide round glasses that pretty much make her scream NEEEEERD, mixed with her braces. What doesn't help is her rather meek, and shy demeanor. People just get the idea that she would rather stick to the books than go outside. She's thin as a rail. Her limbs are devoid of thickness, but they are easily the most muscular part of Phoebe. She's still developing after all. Her body has a square body shape that's pretty free of this thing called curves. Her bra is a budding 30B, and she likes it that way because bigger boobs would just get in the way.

Speaking of which, it's not unexpected for Phoebe to have some kind of bruises or cuts on her. Especially on her knees because she fell over, or some other hilarious injury because she's clumsy. Phoebe is African American, with bits of Ugandan, Ethiopian, and Kenyan, in her blood, which contributes to her appearance. Her facial features, skull-shape, and hair-texture, match Africans. Her skin is a very dark brown-ish black color. Has plenty of moles, and marks - more specifically, a mole on her cheek that seems to pop up whenever Phoebe smiles. Phoebe's facial features are quite round, and child-like in a way. Her cheeks are so round/large that they tend to poke out whenever she smiles. The other pronounced facial feature Phoebe has is her nose. Her nose is a quite large button nose with a pronounced tip, and large nostrils. Her lips are quite thick, much like people with her ethnic background. Her ears are small, and diamond-shaped, and her eyes are medium-sized, almond-shaped, and have amber irises. Phoebe's hair is straight, somewhat fizzy, and very clean. She keeps it brushed behind her head into a bun.

Phoebe herself, despite her size, and sporty attitude, is actually a little shy. Phoebe herself grew up as the youngest of three prettier, and more popular siblings. Phoebe usually got the stick compared to them. They go to parties while she reads a book, or watches TV. Phoebe is just the kind of girl that wasn't exactly drawn to social interaction. However, the girl is not a complete introvert. She just merely keeps her circle of friends small. In fact, she is quite capable of holding up a conversation. Which prominently displays her more playful and cheerful side - which is enough that she has some common grounds with her peers.

The girl is quite nerdy. She loves music, books, movies, TV shows, and it's not uncommon to see the girl at the arcades just chilling. Because she's naturally more imaginative, she leans more towards the budding media industry than just being the coolest. Though, one thing that Phoebe absolutely adores is music. She loves Hip-Hop and R&B, but she also loves rock like Genesis, The Smiths, Madonna, David Bowie, etc.

The girl is naturally curious, and fun loving. She's incredibly open minded for a girl in this day and era, and is willing to give everything a shot... long as it doesn't involve drugs, murder, cannibalism, that shit. Honestly, she's just very adventurous. She prefers the wild to the concrete jungle that she finds herself in. Which is why she would absolutely love to go camping. Everyone in her family thinks it's a stupid idea, so they don't even do it for her. Phoebe is also a avid lover of plants, and she'll often point out plant species, and make good use of them.

Though, her relationship with her parents is very strained at the moment. Her father and her mother don't particularly see eye to eye anymore. With her family becoming borderline abusive after serving in the Vietnam war, and everyone started drifting apart. With each family member becoming self-important, and verbally abusive. This has made Phoebe into a very spiteful little girl. She's quick to let her anger get the best of her. That also makes little Phoebe here emotionally fragile.

Thompson Sarin, 36 – Big daddy of the Sarin family, Thompson was a pretty kind mind who only had the interests of his family at heart. Though, once the Vietnam war came around, he was drafted, and when the war ended, he came back a different man. Riddled with PTSD and anger, he lashed out at his family at the shit he's seen, and caused tension like no other. He turned hateful towards his family, and this is the cause of them being all awful. Worst of all, Phoebe herself was too young to even know the man had changed. She was too young to even know about the kind man.

Vanessa Sarin, 34 – Phoebe's mother. She's a chef at a bakery, and loved to be a mother of such a family. She was the kind supportive mother of the Sarin family that drove them to do well. However, once Thompson was sent off to the Vietnam war, she was riddled with stress like no other. Fear for her husband's life drove her to drink. Vanessa just waited for the day when she'd learn that her husband was dead. However, he survived... and he wasn't the man she married. He was a depressed, horrid man, that made her life hell. Over time, it made Vanessa herself bitter as he was, and she lashed out at her kids.

David Sarin, 18 – The older brother of Phoebe, and an aspiring rapper. He was distant towards his family from the start, but after his father came back, he honestly wanted nothing to do with them. All because he was the closest with his father, and the change into a hostile man hurt David to his core. He would rather hang out with his friends, and fulfill his dreams of becoming a rapper than come anywhere near his family.

Brittney Sarin, 18 – Brittney is David's twin sister, and the two are similar in terms of personality. Both are distant towards their relatives, and both dream of better things than what they have. Brittney was naturally a nasty little girl.

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The girl has a natural talent in music. Her singing voice is nails on a chalkboard, but give her a guitar, and man, she's going to be with the professionals some day. She's incredibly talented with a bass guitar, to the point where some people say she's a prodigy. Honestly, she's not the best, but she's pretty damn good for her age. Phoebe also dabbles with brass instruments a bit, and has some knowledge of saxophones, and trumpets. Phoebe is also pretty damn smart from reading so many books. I wouldn't say that she's smart in the Academic sense, but she's sure as hell good at putting two and two together, and displays a surprising awareness for a girl her age. Phoebe is also an amateur botanist, she has a surprising knowledge of plants, and knows how to put some to use at least.

Reine Eloise Duval

Val - she's sort of had enough of people mispronouncing her name a lot, so she settled for being called by her last name (sort of)

June 5th, 1971

Female

From a distance, Val appears to be your stereotypical pampered girl - which is true, to some extent. Her teeth lack any sort of yellow tint, her regularly brushed hair is soft and free from tangles, and her fair, almost spotless (considering that she is a teenager) skin is evidence of how spending time under the scorching summer sun as a child was a rarity for Val. She currently stands at an impressive 5’7, though she secretly dreads the fact that she'll continue to rapidly grow and take after her 6’3 monster of a father. Her build is quite lean, and she has enough meat on her to be able to take a trip on concrete without wincing that much. Her strict mother had always urged Val to improve her posture as a child, so unless the girl's extremely exhausted there won't be any slumped shoulders or hunched backs. In terms of her voice, Val has a clear and optimistic British accent, and although she tends to speak very politely to whoever she's with, her politeness and mannerisms tend to vary depending if she's with her friends or her parents.

Zooming into her facial features, Val’s eye colour are a peculiar chartreuse green, and she has thick dark brown eyelashes and eyebrows, the same colour as her straight chest length hair. Although Val's eyebrows have a nice shape to them, she's been called caterpillar brows since the first day she walked into her new classroom. She's long forgotten how self conscious her prominent brows used to make her, and she even often jokes how rubbing her brows gives her good luck. On another note, just below her left shoulder she has a relatively big birth mark, though it can't be seen very often due to her choice of clothing.

Clothing wise, Val chooses to wear loose fitting, feminine clothes, whether it be dresses, knee length skirts and the like. Although she hates to admit it, almost all of Val's clothing doesn't sell for a cheap price, and so even if she is just walking to school she'll be checking for the tiniest specks of dirt on her pearly white socks every twenty minutes. Thus, if she's going to be running around in the grass or something, she'll opt for her older skirts and tops, even if they are tight as hell. Val also has a knack for knitting as well, and isn’t afraid to show off her creations during the late autumn and mid winter seasons.

To put it simply, Val is the courageous and caring mum of her group, or at least tries to act as something similar. With her mother frequently out of the house due to work and her father falling ill more times than normal, looking after people, worrying about their well being and being responsible in general has become second nature to her. With an outgoing and talkative nature to boot, one could also see her as the spokesman for the much more shy people in her circle of friends. Although she doesn’t mind a small circle of friends, Val is the type of person who attempts to stretch her friendliness towards the rest of her classmates. Being one to like talking, laughing and just being around others, Val is clearly an extrovert. Ever since she had moved to St Stephens from London, Val was very eager to make as many friends as she could, just so she wouldn't feel so alienated and lonely from the other kids as she grew older. Also, being the sort of motherly figure she is, nagging about unhealthy appetites and acting stern towards others isn’t uncommon.

The girl is also very… well, good. She does her best to keep herself (and others) out of trouble, she doesn’t talk back to her teachers, being polite to everyone is one of her big necessities, and acting all graceful, calm and ladylike is her main priority. Keep in mind the word ‘priority’; though Val may be a righteous soul, she secretly has a lot of doubts on how the way she acts towards the townsfolk - or rather, was taught to act - limits herself from what she wants to do and be. She’s sort of just been forced to follow what her mother's every word since day one, so in a way her outdoor personality is more like a facade. But, while her kindheartedness is not, Val hasn’t really ever done much for the sake of herself. Basically, she's just very confused about herself as a person and what she wants. She really only feels like she’s able to be herself around her closer friends, and so she strives to protect and keep them close by any means possible. Like, she will actually get mad if something were to happen. And that's not a very nice sight to see either.

Val seems to have a bad tendency of keeping her problems and internal conflict to herself. While she always claims to be open to listening to other people's problems, bottling up her own is the usual for her. She doesn't want anyone, especially her parents worrying about her at all, even though she's one of the biggest worry warts herself. Causing trouble for people is the least she wants, so she just keeps her own issues to herself. Definitely not a good thing, especially when Val's ferocious, but mostly unseen temper is likely to be set off due to her bottling up her doubts and emotions all the time.

Jocelyne Duval, 47 – Despite working almost all day everyday at her restaurant, once she walks out of those doors the woman knows how to make a strong presence. Simply put, Jocelyne is seen as and is the top dog, whether she's at home or at her restaurant. Her influence on Val as a child was immense, being the one who strictly taught her the ways of her idea of the perfect and ‘proper lady’; clean, elegant, smart, polite and righteous. Moulding her child into what she wanted Val to become was Jocelyne's top priority - a priority that her husband has many times voiced his doubts on. Even to this day where Val is supposedly at a ‘likely to rebel’ age, the girl hasn't spoken back to her mother once. Val doesn't even want to think what would happen if Jocelyne found out about that single late homework detention she got, or the accidental ‘theft’ of a classmate's expensive pen. It also seems that Jocelyne has a very cynical outlook on society, though she doesn’t, and most likely never will share those thoughts with anyone. However, as strict and firm the woman is, Val understands that she's a hard worker who provides well, and so doesn't want to make a trouble for her.

Alan Duval, 48 – The spitting image of his daughter personality wise. A kindhearted but unfortunate man, Alan was the one that Val would usually see after the school day ended, mostly due to his tendency to fall ill whatever day of the year it was. The two share a very close bond as they spend a lot of time with each other, and during those times the man will drop a few wise words and passing down his own morals to his daughter. He understands that Val will make mistakes along the road, and he will always be there to encourage her to get back onto her two feet. In terms of his relationship with his wife… It's clear that Jocelyne is the dominant one.

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Alexander Thrope Morrison.

Xander.

December 31st, 1970.

Male.

Xander is one of those kids people can look at, and immediately say he is going to be heart-breaker with age. While he retains some baby fat around his face, in his cheeks, and on his stomach, it's slowly shedding away with age, giving way to a trim and fit body. Though, Xander still looks quite healthy, an average weight for his age and 5'4 height. Messy, dirty blonde hair sits atop his head in a "puff," trimmed shorter on the sides, with the thicker top being finger-combed back to appear more tangled and curled, than the straight it actually is. Sometimes, the hair can flop over onto his forehead, getting in the very tops of his eyes, and he's often using his fingers to shove it back and out of the way. Eyebrows darker in color, they're thick, and could be considered masculine with how bold and wide they are. His eyes are a vivid green, with abnormally shaped flares of hazel spreading out from the pupils, surrounded by lighter, long eyelashes. His butt chin is a feature his mother often points out and claims is cute, that he had gotten it from his father.

One thing that stands out on Xander a lot are probably his freckles; a copious amount of dots spread across his whole face, going down his neck and dusting along his shoulders and torso, covering up a good amount of his creamy skin tone. Black, thick-rim, and rectangle glasses sit on his nose, resting on his slightly chubby cheeks and making his eyes look bigger and brighter than they really are. Xander's closet consists mainly of dark and light plaids alike, with rugged graphic tees, and baggy jeans. In colder weather, he might shove a too-big hat onto his head, or put on a dark scarf with frayed edges. Usually, his feet are covered with his Doc Marten boots, a dark red color, though sometimes he might sport tennis shoes, or even just go barefoot out into the world, if he can get away with it.

Xander isn't very talkative; he comes off as quiet, maybe even appears shy and a bit meek at first. Until he does talk. Growing up with a mother who was nothing but a realist, someone who didn't turn away from the truth and was always honest, caused Xander to be exactly the same. When this kid speaks his opinion, or the actual truth, he's bound to rub someone wrong. Perhaps it doesn't help he can be very dry and sarcastic in his delivery, but that's something he had gotten from his father (or so his mother claims). Unintentionally, he pokes the bear, because he doesn't hold back when it comes to speaking his mind. Now this doesn't mean he gets into a lot of fights, because he really doesn't. Xander has a way of skirting around conflict, of skipping around a fight that by the time the angry person realizes they haven't punched Xander quiet, he's either joking around, even taking jabs at himself, or is gone. Xander will always speak the truth, but he also knows the truth can hurt; he'll never sugarcoat it, but he'll apologize for any hurt feelings. He doesn't like hurting people, it's something he never wants to do, but when one is so vocal about their thoughts and opinion, it's bound to happen more often than not. While he is polite, even respectful to others, he will openly show his distaste or dislike in something they do if he disagrees with it, which almost always leads to him giving his opinion, then having to avoid getting punched in the mouth.

Naturally, Xander is a different person around those he knows well and cares about, and those he isn't quite sure he can consider friends. The two people he treasures the most in the world are his mother, Heather, and his best friend since birth, Daniel (who he calls Niel). Next door neighbors to the Rothschilds all his life so far, with the mothers being somewhat friends, caused Xander to form a bond with one of their children that was his age. Heather quite enjoys having all of Rachel Rothschild's children at her house, since Heather has always wanted a big family but is unable to have that, and perhaps that's the only reason Rachel is often visiting with most of her kids in tow. Growing up alongside Daniel, taught Xander a lot of patience. Since Daniel has a tendency to run off at the mouth and not stop, Xander has a knack for sitting quietly, and just listening. It doesn't bother him. In fact, he quite enjoys listening to Daniel go on and on, always attentive towards the other boy. Much like with his mother, he has no issues showing affection to Daniel; he had gotten that open caring nature from his mother. Another Rothschild he is quite fond of is Alexis. The little girl is obsessed with horror, how can he not love her? He isn't a good influence on that front, for sure, since he heavily encourages her and sometimes seeks her out to tell her about something new in the horror world.

There's an over-protectiveness inside Xander that is only reserved for a select few. Those being his parents, Daniel, and even Alexis. Though, it's stronger with Daniel, and strongest with his mother. If anyone crosses Niel, Xander keeps his cool fairly well, just steps up and attempts to keep everything calm; unless that someone is just tearing into Daniel, and is actually being mean and ready for a fight. Then Xander may get a little mean, may deliver a low-blow that could possibly take the negative attention off of Niel and direct it at him, which is what Xander would want. He really doesn't like seeing anyone get wrongly mistreated, and might step in depending on just what is happening. But, it's always definite he'll step in if it's Daniel involved. Xander doesn't want to fight, but if it really comes down to it, he'd throw a few blows for Daniel. But before it got to that point, he'd try his best to avoid it, to keep himself level-headed enough to hop his way out of the conflict, but he can't keep doing that forever.

Xander is a mamma's boy, and he has no shame in that. So to say anything rude about his mother, is asking for a few harsh words to be thrown your way. The one person that can make Xander lose his cool is his mother, and that's only when she is brought up in a bad way. Anyone who insults his mom, is like a stab to the gut, and Xander won't hesitate to stand up for her. A fierceness comes over him when his mother is being bad-mouthed, and while he may not like it, if angry enough, Xander can have a bout of freakish strength that can knock a bigger kid down if he hits them just right. It's very rare Xander gets to that point. For one, he never really hears anything rude about his mother. More than likely because he isn't in the adult circle and they're probably the ones whispering about each other. And two, Xander tries really hard to not let himself snap like that. But it can happen. Perhaps this fierceness comes from the fact he has firsthand seen his mother go through a miscarriage, and it hurt the whole family. Heather had openly told Xander about her first two miscarriages, when she was finally able to carry him to full term. Then, when Xander was 11, she had gotten pregnant again. The excitement was there, until it wasn't anymore because Heather suffered another miscarriage. While Xander was upset, Heather had been devastated. She had tried hiding it, but Xander isn't a dumb kid, never has been, and this resulted in him comforting his mother, taking care of her the best he could at that age. That moment taught him how to be a comforting presence, how to softly speak to people, and how to even hold back just a little when it came to his opinionated mouth.

Xander can be a jealous little thing. As an only child, perhaps that caused him to be used to having his own stuff, to himself, though he does willingly share with Niel, sometimes Alexis depending on what it is. But, when it comes to his mother's attention, even Niel's, he likes to hoard those for himself. He doesn't mind when his mom pays attention to Niel, because Xander is very aware of the people, and situations, around him, and realizes Niel deserves that attention, but he sometimes get bothered when Heather is paying attention to any other kid. The same goes for Niel; when Niel is getting along with anyone that isn't him, he feels a jealousy flare up in him, but it's something he always ignores. He just pushes it aside, because he's mature enough to realize that his mom can pay attention to other kids, and Niel can have other friends, but that doesn't mean he'll mean any less to them while they're doing it. While Heather sometimes calls Xander a little adult, he's still a child, and it isn't uncommon to see him snickering at Daniel's lame jokes, or to be jumping into a puddle of water, or to bike down a hill too fast and end up with a scraped knee. In the end, Xander is a kid, and while he's more mature than most kids his age, and he's a lot more self-aware and in touch with reality, he has plenty of time ahead of him to make mistakes, to grow more, and to just be a kid.

Heather Linn Morrison, 40; stay-at-home mother; "All I can say is that I tried."



Harold Paul Morrison, 42; manager at the local liquor store; "No, I'm not disappointed at all."



Lovecraft Campbell Morrison, 2; stay-at-home snake; "Ssssssssss."

Daniel Benjamin Rothschild; best friend; calls him Niel.

Understanding/comforting; "I try my best, I guess."



Writing; "H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, V.C. Andrews, Robert Bloch - I wanna write just like 'em one day!"



Memorization; "Need to know any and everything on horror and gore? Then I'm your guy."



Imaginative; "When isn't it fun to make things up in your head?"



Antiquated vocabulary; "I get really tickled seeing how looped others can get over what I say sometimes."