Temperance Charlotte Venable

04/23, 16

Female. Straight. Probably. Maybe.

"The Hot Mess", "The Disaster"

Unemployed.

Standing at exactly 5'0", Temperance is a mousey girl with wavy blonde hair, emerald eyes, and a friendly demeanor. Body-wise, she is a petite woman and physically fit to do rigorous activities, especially running or climbing. She, perhaps fortunately or unfortunately, isn't exactly the most well endowed woman ever, but even she did have such womanly wiles, no one notice any of her features anyway, considering her very conservative style of dress. The only time you'll see Temperance revealing any skin is in gym class, where she actually sheds her long sleeves and draping skirts.

What You See:
Temperance is the conservatively dressed, hot mess with a geeky vibe. She seems to be a magnet for unfortunate events, as evidenced by the many objects that fly from her hands or get toppled over. Talking to her is like talking to a squirrel. She rambles, pauses awkwardly, makes inappropriate jokes, even offends a person now and then with her naivety... Yes, unfortunately, her social skills are sorely lacking.

A typical reaction to Temperance is: Holy shit, did she drink that whole pot of coffee?! And the answer is yes. She absolutely did. Temperance seems to be constantly jonesin' for her next fix of caffeine. As one might expect, she constantly has a jittery appearance to her. Particularly, she has a habit of patting her thighs randomly in class, much to the chagrin of her class mates.

For all her peculiarity, she's a sweet heart. Everybody knows her as that girl that is constantly running around, doing something. Not a day goes by where she hasn't helped someone with something, and perhaps for this reason, some might think that she's a teacher's pet. Strangely, for a girl that looks so innocent and pure, Temperance has a keen interest in dark humor that deeply perturbs those that don't quite get her brand of comedy. All in all, this blonde is a wired bundle of weird.

What I Know:
Temperance is the constant companion of severe anxiety. In fact, if it weren't for her steady regimen of pills, she'd probably break down into panic attacks every hour. Most of the time, she simply has no idea what she's doing. She gets so caught up in her own world, that she's missed the memo! This leads to her nervously rushing around to keep pace, then disasters happen and doom, doom, doom! Someone's pressed the panic button! Every decision she makes feels like she's swimming in a sea of overwhelming options; thus why she comes off as an incoherent oaf or a clumsy fool. In order to try and fight the demons in her head that aim to cripple her, Temperance fights back by doing everything and anything.

When she does offend or disturb people, and she often does, Temperance doesn't mean to. She simply doesn't understand that not everybody thinks quite like her or has the exact same interests as her. Her mouth just puts stuff out there, for better or worse! Regardless of what happens, she keeps going and tries not to let anything get her down.

To be an accountant! Or just anything that deals with Math because Math is F U N.

Like most every one else in Westworth, Temperance comes from a small, tightly knit family. Her mother, Tempest Venable, is the school nurse, while her father was once a worker for the local saw mill. However, sometime after her birth, her father had a mental breakdown and is now in the care of the state. Since then, it has been her mother and herself, combating the ales of the world together. Well, at least until her mother met Ray Delaney...

It's strange how life works sometimes, honestly. Temperance had always had a great amount of compassion for Remy Delaney, maybe even a crush on him at one point in all the years they'd known each other. While she had never known him extraordinarily well before their parents got together, his optimism and shining smile helped ease her worries, all from afar. Remy seemed to have it easy, regarding social life anyway, something she always idolized.

In her early years of school, Temperance had the exact opposite of an easy time. Her anxiety had been so bad back then, to the point the other kids had branded her weirdo and an outcast. Young Temperance's escape came at home in the form of solo Dungeons & Dragons campaigns that her mom crafted just for her as a sort of therapy to help her deal with her issues. Tempest's unorthodox treatment did, in fact, help her daughter cope. An unprecedented result of this was a deep interest in mathematics, as Temperance sought the best ways to optimize her chances of success in her mother's dungeons.

The years have seen Temperance blossom from a reclusive exile to someone who jumps straight into the thicket of blades that await her, frequently with reckless abandon! High school has involved her in numerous events she never dreamed she'd be doing, like cheer leading, and she's shown she is willing to try anything once. Unfortunately, her general awkwardness has hindered her in making any extraordinarily close friends, but that hasn't disheartened her quite yet, especially since she's about to have a full house with her new step-father and step-siblings. There is a genuine hope that Remy and herself will become that pair of siblings that are BFFs!

Cheerleader, outdoors enthusiast, Treasurer of the Class Council, and one of the school's very few mathletes!

The catastrophe waiting to happen. Watch out, she might ruin your art project!

Her best subjects are Math and P.E., while her worst are well... everything else.

Despite her caffeine addiction, Temperance suddenly develops "narcolepsy" when she's not entertained and promptly falls asleep. Ironically, her caffeine habit was formed in an attempt to prevent this from happening at school.

Interestingly, she's near sighted and supposed to wear glasses, but she absolutely refuses.

In her spare time, on or off campus, she likes to read erotic novels. Hopefully no one knows this dirty detail of hers. That would just be embarrassing!

Aidan, Lanier, Pierceman

July 11, 17

Male, Heterosexual

N/A

Works at the local gas station as a part-time mechanic.

Aidan stands at an above average height of 6’ even and weighs 200 lbs. At times, his figure may seem imposing. There’s a lot of muscle in that weight, which he can attribute to his role on the football team. Due to his work at the gas station, Aidan has garnered rough hands and lower forearms. Aidan’s welcoming smile, and gentle blue-grey eyes, however, contrast with his intimidating figure. Aidan likes to have a nice, clean appearance, so he keeps his face clean-shaven, and hair combed. His attire normally comprises tucked-in, plaid button-ups with rolled up sleeves, neat blue jean pants with a belt, and a comfortable pair of boots. While working, however, he’ll normally wear scuffed pants and boots and a simple t-shirt.

What You See:If Aidan’s personality had to be summed up in one phrase, it’d be: A Southern Gentleman in Colorado. He’s not all that outgoing, preferring someone else to start the conversation. However, once a conversation is started, Aidan is polite and well-mannered. Not one for cursing all that much, he tends to also avoid confrontation whenever possible. Though it would be unwise to take that as weakness; he may not start a fight, but he will finish one. Aidan is especially more polite towards the opposite sex, for instance, holding doors open, or saying the occasional “mam.” Generally speaking, Aidan tries to have a friendly and respectful attitude towards anyone he talks to, having said that, if anyone insults himself, his values, his friends, or family, Aiden will immediately stand up to defend them.

Another major aspect to Aidan’s personality is his preference towards sensibility and simplicity. Thanks, in part, to his father, Aidan is a firm believer in the law of Common Sense. If it makes sense, great; if not, why bother? If there is no rhyme or reason to why something is being done the way it is, then why not change it for the better. Aidan is never satisfied with the “because that’s how it’s always been done” answer. If you can make something simpler and more efficient, go for it. Nothing irks Aidan more than having to deal with nonsense or BS just because it’s there and no one wants to change it.

What I Know:
Behind all the hard-working, simple life, blue-collar-esque exterior that Aidan portrays, is actually a very intellectual man. He loves to have debates and discussions on serious and mature topics, like religion, and politics; at least as long as both parties agree to keep level heads anyway. Aidan is constantly searching for more knowledge and even has a myriad of books in his room covering a wide range of topics; history, philosophy, even automotive. He’s by no means an expert in any field and will back the statement up, but Aidan loves learning about just about anything he finds interesting. He would love to share his budding knowledge with his friends, but he just can’t seem to get around the strange idea that everyone already sees him as a simple jock. Not only that, Aidan doesn’t want to come off as a know-it-all.

Earn a degree in American History, travel all across the US and probably retire back home.

Born to a tough but fair father and a kind and loving mother, Aidan had a good upbringing in the town of Westworth. His dad, Richard Piercemen, was born in Westworth as well, and worked the lumbermill out of highschool and up to when they closed it down. At that point he had to go find work in the city. His mother,Lee Ann, however, is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. She brought her Southern charm to Denver while she was in college where the two met. A few beers later, their relationship started. Lee Ann agreed to move to Westworth, both to be with Richard and to get away from the city life. Soon enough, Aidan was on the way.

Aidan practically grew up outside. Even in this age of technology, when you live in a small town like Westworth, the best place to have fun is outdoors. His father introduced him to many things at a young age, cars and football being two big ones. Aidan learned how to work on cars during the summer months, and just about every weekend during fall, Aidan and his dad were throwing the ole pigskin. The rest of his time was spent either in school, or hanging with friends. His mother wasn’t on the sidelines the whole time. His mom passed on most of the mannerisms Aidan practices, along with her sense of fashion, which Aidan readily took to.

Lee Ann is also the reason Aidan came to have a passion in history. Lee Ann was a history major and now curates a museum in Denver. Her passion for history rubbed off on Aidan. Combine that with his likeness for cars, and a small dose from his father, and Aidan fostered a passion for American history, particularly post-industrial revolution. Now, Aidan is trying to use his natural talent as a football player to earn a degree, and follow in his mother’s footsteps and obtain a degree in history; all the while trying to enjoy his high school years.

Football Team

(Not sure just yet. We’ll see how it goes)

Best: History, Science. Worst: Math, English

Has an old hand-me-down pick up that he’s trying to fix up.