Well, I was waiting for another one of these to show up and had my character already ready to go.

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[b]Name:[/b] Rowan Mackenzie Appleton
[center][b]Theme Song:[/b] 
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y90cjMXEhjY[/url][/center]

[b]Age:[/b] 29
[b]Appearance:[/b] [hider=Rowan][img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a3/ae/dd/a3aedd96d7db1802bf18641060998d6e.jpg[/img][/hider]
[b]Height:[/b] 175 cm (5'9")
[b]Weight:[/b] 66.6 kg (147 lbs)

[b][u]Likes:[/u][/b]
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[*] [i]Rain[/i]
[indent]Especially warm summer rains, and definitely thunderstorms.[/indent]

[*] [i]Beer[/i]
[indent]Probably a bit too much. Rowan's not got very distinguished tastes in this regard, either, so she tends to drink the cheap, easy stuff.[/indent]

[*] [i]Helping people[/i]
[indent] Not necessarily to move or anything, although she'll do that with the proper motivation. But what she really enjoys is handing out good advice and folksy wisdom, both of which she has in abundance. And while she will never use the skill on herself, she is good at giving that little extra nudge people need when making difficult decisions.[/indent]

[*] [i]Small talk[/i]
[indent] Rowan's really good at this, and she genuinely enjoys just wiling away hours talking about light subjects. Bonus points if it's armchair philosophy. She's also genuinely interested in what most people have to say, is an excellent listener, and likes hearing other people's stories.[/indent]

[*] [i]Birds[/i]
[indent]All of them, but blackbirds and parrots especially.[/indent]

[*] [i]Chemistry[/i]
[indent]She studied it in university, and she still enjoys it. And it applies a lot to her job, so she practises it by coming up with new drinks for people to try.[/indent]

[*] [i]Her job[/i]
[indent]While some may think it's just a stepping stone career, Rowan has no plans to leave bartending, even if she goes to a different bar. It's something she loves doing, and it's a perfect fit for her.[/indent]

[*] [i]Cooking[/i]
[indent]Experimentation with dishes is just like cooking, right? And she likes cooking for herself, even if she doesn't have anyone to share with.[/indent]

[*] [i]Idle time[/i]
[indent]Rowan likes her down time, and likes having little to do so she can concentrate on...well, nothing. Especially browsing message boards and news sites.[/indent]

[*] [i]Peaceful settings[/i]
[indent]Ah, quiet and sleepy settings. Definitely great for idle time. Secluded parks and bookstores are choice locations.[/indent]
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[b][u]Dislikes:[/u][/b]
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[*] [i]Dogs[/i]
[indent]"They are smelly, and loud, and make horrible messes. Tell me why [i]you[/i] like them!"[/indent]

[*] [i]Useless conversations[/i]
[indent] Meaningless conversations with no depth or meat to them are bad enough, but political treatises and rants with [i]too much[/i] depth are actually an easier way to either bore Rowan to tears or piss her off.[/indent]

[*] [i]Nagging/Being pressured[/i]
[indent]Rowan is well aware that some consider her job to be dead-end, but she's happy where she is. Being like her family and accusing her of having no ambition [s]may be accurate[/s] is another surefire way to make her hostile.[/indent]

[*] [i]Kids[/i]
[indent]She mostly has the same complaint about children that she does about dogs. She won't harm any, and will even begrudgingly watch any she's forced to and keep them entertained, but she is [i]not[/i] going to be happy about it.[/indent]

[*] [i]Politics[/i]
[indent]Rowan really couldn't care less about politics. Or, for that matter, religion, or the economy (aside from the parts that immediately effect her).[/indent]

[*] [i]Talking about herself or her past[/i]
[indent]It's not that she wants to keep it a mystery, but she just absolutely hates talking about anything like this. She will swiftly and obviously change subjects, but refuse to admit anything and pretend she has no idea what you're talking about if you try and call her on it. Legend has it some have actually gotten her story out of her, but no one knows who and they're not advertising their knowledge.[/indent]

[*] [i]Any sort of disturbance or violence[/i]
[indent]It's annoying, mostly, but disturbing her peaceful times is a dangerous way to find out what she looks like when she's mad. And woe to anyone who causes trouble in her workplace.[/indent]

[*] [i]Coffee[/i]
[indent]It just doesn't taste good.[/indent]
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[b]Profession:[/b] Bartender at the Cornerstone
[b]Party Trick:[/b] She can figure out what anyone [i]needs[/i] to drink at a glance. May not be what they thought, but it's always good and it always helps.

[b]Bio/Personality:[/b] 
Rowan is a relatively new transplant to Shine City. She came here at the behest of one of her girlfriends a while back while the girl was going to college, and, having nothing better to do and nothing to really tie her down in her hometown, she decided to come out here and check it out. She enrolled in the Academy, and even managed to pass a few semesters and squeak out an Associates of Applied Science in Chemistry, but dropped out afterwards. Her excuse has always remained "existential exhaustion". Soon after, her and her girlfriend broke up, and she began working at the Cornerstone. She's actually been working there since she was in school, but never really spoke up much. These days she's much more involved in her job.

That breakup was the last in a long line, and as of now, Rowan is much happier helping other people find love than actually finding it herself. Some speculate that it's due to fear of another loss or possible shyness, but she neither confirms nor denies anything when questioned, just blushes slightly and changes the subject, typically to, "Can I get you another drink?"

Some people have accused her of being morose, or living the goth lifestyle, or just being a slacker. Her heavily lidded eyes don't really help the matter, but it's, more than anything else, that she doesn't see the point in dressing up and acting like someone she's not, for dating or any other purpose. If you can't take her for what she is, then she'll just smile, serve you a drink, and leave you alone. Contrary to popular belief, she's [i]not[/i] really cold or emotionless, but prefers to keep a moderately professional relationship with the bar patrons, and rarely goes any other places than work and home, though she can occasionally be found at Inky Sparks or the parks around town. She's even been spotted once or twice at Mochavine and LUSH, apparently "to scope out the competition and swap recipes with her brothers and sisters in arms".

She can get poetic, or even ramble slightly, since making drinks is second nature to her and leaves her plenty of free mental power for her mind to wander. She's also quite friendly with her regular customers, not only remembering names and life events, but favourite drink flavours and things they might have only mentioned once to someone else at the bar, storing all of that information to better serve their drinks. Her experimental drinks, while not [i]always[/i] tasting great, tend to hit more than miss, and her tailor-made drinks for those who request them not only taste amazing, but leave the imbiber feeling happier, more hopeful, more thoughtful, sober, or whatever else they seemed to have needed most just then. Extreme cases who come in crying or otherwise in distress get those on the house, and that's how she's made regulars out of several locals so far.

If you can catch her in a vulnerable moment, when her guard's down and she's not paying attention to her surroundings, there is quite a bit of loneliness in her eyes resting alongside that caregiver streak. Of course, much like her past, she never discusses her own feelings with anyone but her absolute most trusted friends, which currently include only her pet parrot Aberforth and two people in her hometown she talks to online. Everyone else gets a polite shutdown and a reminder that "some books are better left unread until the author's ready to publish."
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