Wildly popular, most must-see actor in Hollywood, who lives in Boston for family reasons.

K.C. believes strongly in fate; and why shouldn’t he? His father and his step-mother were fated to be together; the strings make it so. He and his brother were fated to have the competitive relationship their parents encouraged; the strings drew it that way. Who is he deny fate? So, he’s never been much to fight against it. He never tried to think about how he and his brother didn’t have to turn everything into a competition… he just did it. It was a friendly rivalry, if you asked K.C., though Noah tended to take it as… more than that.

Of course, the rivalry has always been weighted in K.C.’s favor. Ten years older than Noah, when they were younger, he was simple smarter. As they got older, K.C. just seemed to have better luck. From the way his career launched, with him ending up a worldwide action star of a multi-billion dollar sci-fi franchise (Vacant Worlds, it’s called) by the time he was twenty-four he had more money and success than he knew what to deal with, and he keeps that rolling by starring in huge summer blockbusters every year — with one or two dramas when he felt inclined.

While K.C. was making his mark on the world and becoming the man he is now, Noah was peaking in high school; not unlike James Franco in Freaks & Geeks. During that period, K.C. feels like Noah was ahead in the rivalry… K.C. himself was a bit of a geek in high school, but what’s important is now, and now K.C. is on the big screen in Times Square, and Noah is on the weird side of tumblr. K.C. is winning.

Having recently wrapped filming on the most recent movie he’s starring in, K.C. has returned home to Boston, where he intends to take a brief break from acting, and take a year or so off to find the ends of the rest of his strings, something K.C. has never bothered to do. Not because he never wanted to! Just… never had any time.

Really, he doesn’t even want to take the break now… he’s doing so at the request of his aging and ailing parents; they want their boys to find the ends of their strings, and KC is willing to do what it takes to do whatever they want. They deserve it.

dialogue colour: #3b990c
faceclaim: Chris Pine
theme song:

Massachusetts real estate mogul who somewhat overworks himself.

When Theodore was growing up, he wanted to be an astronaut. He still does, but now he thinks he’ll find his way there via commercial space flight.

It wasn’t until the summer of his senior year of high school that he realized he really liked two things. One, construction. Two, houses. He spent the summer of his senior year working with his uncle who bought and fixed up run down houses for a living. Flipping, they called it. It was a fun experience that helped him find something more… reasonable than being an astronaut. He would just do this, for the rest of his life.

And he’s done exactly that. After graduating high school, he worked with his uncle until he had enough money to buy a rundown house, and fix it up, then sell it. With that money, he did it again. And then again. It wasn’t long before he owned more than a few houses. At first, he was selling them, but after a while he started renting them; there was more long term money that way. It wasn’t easy to get to where he is, and Theo works endlessly, managing investments tied mostly in real estate, but a few in other things. He owns a lot of land, and a lot of houses, at least in this state, though he’s trying to look at expanding across the coast. It’s not cheap, and it’s not easy.

For the most part, he chooses to ignore the strings. He always told himself that if the other end came to him, he’d act on it, but it never happened… until one day, it did. He had open interviews for a personal assistant, something he realized he needed after he lost his car keys for the fourth day in a row… and the purple string came to him.

She wasn’t even the most qualified one, but you better believe she got the job. The rest is history.

dialogue colour: #00B6FF
faceclaim: Armie Hammer
theme song:

A humanitarian who loves everyone except herself.

The world seems to have it in for Karen Scaletti but for all the things its taken from her the one thing she has is her smile. A product of the foster care system, Karen never knew her birth parents and given that they didn't want her - so she assumes - she's never felt the desire to track them down; she just hopes they're happy, wherever they are while wondering from time to time if they ever think about her. Passed around from family to family due to various circumstances, most notably a foster family whose Pater familias had a harddrive full of illegal images and videos, Karen didn't truly find a home until she was thirteen. She found it in Willoughby, Ohio, a town noted only for its proximity to Cleveland and its annual BBQ Rib Festival.

Karen had trouble making friends in school at first, given her troubles for the first thirteen years of her life she was accustomed to disappointment, but Willoughby was a nice little town and she was nothing if not determined to make the best of a bad hand of poker. Her first year of school saw Karen not exactly making friends in the traditional sense but she certainly left an impression. It wasn't exactly normal for a Freshman to help with the prom planning and decoration or pep rally decoration or to join the Homecoming committee but Karen was there for all of them, happy to help hang banners or help set up and rearrange furniture or do supply runs; when Karen went to Homecoming she didn't have a date and she didn't dance with anyone other than herself but she was smiling the widest just from looking at the handiwork she put in to make sure the others were having a great time. By the time graduation rolled around, her senior superlative was 'Most Likely to Harbor a Fugitive' as well as 'Best Smile'. After high school she traveled to the east coast to attend broadcasting school.

Being something of a romantic and utterly fond of cheesy romance movies, Karen loves the notion that there's a soul mate out there for everyone even if until recently she was under the impression that it was nothing more than a fancy pipe dream. Karen had always been the type to fall hard and often in unrequited fashion. Overly fond of the 'lipstick lesbian' type, throughout university she pined for various girls and never made a move apart from one time at a party that involved her oversharing and then leaving the party like a mouse scurrying out of the sunlight. The relationships she has had have never lasted beyond the six month period and well into her mid-thirties she'd all but given up to live with her two cats, Raggedy Anne and Haggardly Randi who she loves dearly.

Karen resides in Boston and works as a morning dj on the easy listening station which makes her audience basically the middle aged working men and women of the greater Boston area. When she isn't easing people into the working day with soft jams and her gentle, positive radio voice, she's doing volunteer work around the city. If there's a community event, chances are Karen is involved - and she attends local government meetings as an interested and concerned citizen. She really hopes for the best with her String...but history hasn't been the kindest to Karen Scaletti and even if things don't work out...if there's one thing that's constant in the ever changing world it's the smiling face of Karen Scaletti.

dialogue colour: #FFFF00
faceclaim: Kate Micucci
theme song: Once I was strong but I lost the fight. You won't find a better loser.(Bell Bottom Blues by Derek and the Dominoes)

Emily dreams of sushi.

Emily, birth name Emiri, was born in Yamaguchi but relocated to the United States due to her father, a top level employee at a car manufacturer, having to move for work. The move came at the age where Emiri was old enough to miss Japan and dread moving to a country around the world and away from her friends. Her mother kept saying how they would have to adjust and smile for the father's sake and Emiri was nothing if not a good daughter in that regard. It was something of a culture shock for the young girl and it wasn't even until secondary education that she started to come out of her shell a bit and embrace the change.

Part of that is attributed to Zoey, a friend she made in college who Emily felt a bond with - and not in the red String sort of way that seemed all the rage. Emily was two years older but their friendship was strong to the point where they presently room together. It was during her university days that Emily became more social and outgoing; she was still homesick, of course, but she stopped looking at the new country with a bit of disgust and apprehension. Never mind the fact that her String seemed to suggest that she was exactly where she was supposed to be; she's not exactly a believer in such notions.

The final year of college Emily got accepted into an apprenticeship at Oishi Sushi, a rather well known establishment owned and operated by a professionally trained and ornery sushi chef. Emily, who was a business major, initially found the place in college and used it to get a bit of a taste for home before falling in love with it to the point of changing the course of her career path. Business was not a passion. This was. The apprenticeship is difficult, to say the least, and she's almost a year into it which means she'll start having a more active role in the preparation of the various dishes on offer. Working at Oishi Sushi, noted for its exquisite offerings and authenticity and fresh ingredients, is doing wonders to make Emily not long for a return trip home. Of course, once she takes over Oishi Sushi she might not get a chance to go home again.

She might not fully be over home, but she's definitely where she wants, and needs, to be.

dialogue colour: #FF0066
faceclaim: Kaori Housako
theme song: Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
But I do, I think I do
And you're an all-American boy
I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl (Your Best American Girl by Mitski)

A spunky, energetic woman with a deep love for art, entertainment, animals, and people.

Tish was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She grew up in the same school district where she met her life-long best friend, Tate. The pair became fast friends and even wound up having a middle-school crush on the same girl. Tate didn’t know that at the time, though. Tish was closeted until she was fourteen and Tate was one of the first people that she came out to. This was also the age when she decided to stop giving a shit about what people thought about her: she started wearing whatever she wanted, picked up some bad habits, dyed her hair black, and openly dated girls.

Patricia’s father, Frank Webber, was and is a hot-blooded American and her mother, Regina, was an immigrant from Brighton. Her grandparents still live in the UK, Tish has only met them a few times, back when she was very young. Frank is a business professor at Boston University, and he raised Tish as a loving single father when breast cancer took his wife. Tish has some distant family in other states, and countries, but she is only really close to her dad.

Tish was eight years old when her mom died, which she took hard at the time, but this was just a passing cloud over the vibrant sun that has been burning within Tish since birth. Her father was her rock back then and still is, so Tish can continue to let her light shine. Frank supported her decision to go to art school, even when he wasn’t confident that one could make a living off of a hobby. Once she has graduated and really showed her ambition to excel, Frank helped her start her own business. Tish is happily upper middle class, it’s the only thing she’s ever known. She lives in a small downtown apartment a few blocks away from her shop, Black Sunrise.

Black Sunrise is a cozy little tattoo shop owned and operated by Tish, with three artists, herself included. Tish opened Black Sunrise three years ago, shortly after finishing her year long, post-graduation internship at a larger shop on the other side of the city. Black Sunrise is more than Tish’s workplace, it is her church, and her sanctuary. She spends her days creating both art and meaningful connections with the residents of Boston, and her nights enjoying the nightlife that the city has to offer. This nightlife includes the strip club that her bestie owns, and that’s not just because Tate owns it, either. A girl has needs to be met while she awaits meeting whatever soulmate exists for her out there.

dialogue colour: 2E8B57
Faceclaim: Hannah Pixie Snowdon
theme song: “Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time” — Panic! At The Disco

A recent college graduate who hopes to exotically dance her way to the west coast to become a famous A-lister actress.

The Soda family moved to United States from Fuchu, Japan when Zoey was still growing inside of her mother. Haruo Soda, Zoey’s father, worked as a polymer chemist for the plastics division of Bayer — now Covestro — and was relocated to a plant in central Massachusetts. The Soda’s were more than happy to move to America and raise their first and only daughter in this country, so that she might live out her own version of The American Dream.

Zoey might have been raised in America, but she was raised Japanese. She learned her native language as well as English before entering kindergarten, and she grew up with a fondness and appreciation for Japanese culture, cuisine, and beliefs. Zoey excelled in school, as was expected by her parents, and when they allowed her to pick one extracurricular activity, she chose dance. Zoey never felt more alive than when she was on stage, with all eyes on her.

The young girl’s passion for dance started with ballet, but as she grew older, Zoey branched out into other styles. Styles that her parents didn’t always approve of, styles unbefitting for a ballet recital. As a teenager, Zoey’s body blossomed into that of a young woman, and Zoey embraced this. She rather enjoyed being watched and adored, and she decided that she wanted to make a career of it, as an actress. Hollywood needed more asian representation, especially females, so that little girls like she once was could see themselves represented in television and movies.

Zoey moved to the coast to attend college at Boston University, where she studied for a BFA in acting and a minor in dance. While attending university, Zoey met the first string in her life — a lovely fellow japanese-american student named Emily that was a couple years her senior, but nonetheless connected to her by a sage green thread. The girls bonded instantly over their shared love of bubble tea and sushi. Throughout their college years, they helped each other — Zoey teaching Emily to branch out, try new things, and grow in her social life, and Emily teaching Zoey to be more grounded, and to further get in touch with her roots.

Following her college graduation, Zoey chose to move in with her best friend, rather than move back home with her parents in central Massachusetts. Zoey immediately began job hunting, with the goal to save up enough money to eventually move to Hollywood. On this job search, Zoey met her second green string in the form of her now-employer, Tate Paxton. Tate has a certain eye for talent, and Zoey is nothing if not talented on the stage. Of course, this new stage involved far less clothing, and dancing that her parents definitely wouldn’t approve of. But they didn’t need to know about Cherry Cola, Zoey’s stage persona. Cherry Cola — a purposeful pun on her own last name — was Zoey’s own dirty little secret, and a top earning name at IMPULSE. When Zoey isn’t raking in the big bucks at the adult nightclub, she spends her days working her second job as a waitress at Oishi Sushi, alongside her bestie that is studying as an apprentice there.

Zoey is well aware of the red string tied to her pinky finger, but she pays it very little mind. The green strings matter far more to her than any red string ever could. Love is messy, and could stand in the way of her dreams to see her name in lights one day. Lights that aren’t at a strip club, that is.

dialogue colour: 72353D
Faceclaim: Anna Akana
theme song: “I Want You” — Savage Garden

A little witchling with a bad case of Pixie Dream Girl syndrome.

She came into this world quite as naturally as any other. Her blessing was to be born at home with a midwife. Her family was all there, and the process was quite smooth beneath the lights of the candles. It was a warm summer night when she was born. The stars glittered and glowed. The moon shone full and bright. Her mother was a craftswoman. She did woodworking and created beautiful furniture. Her father was a man of business and ran a midsize company. The two, while intrinsically opposites, completed each other in exactly the way a soulmate should. Since a young age, when she began to understand things like love, she hoped to share such a mutually adoring relationship.

Her mother often urged her to find the sorts of thing Noemi would like to do, as hobbies. It became abundantly clear the child showed deep love and enjoyment for anything she put her hand to. Gardening, soapmaking, reading, and rock collecting all became a few that stuck with her throughout her life. The hobby she adored most though was photography. Her mother suggested she make this her profession but Noemi fears that things like deadlines or demands put onto her would cause her to lose joy in it. Instead, she opted to become a librarian within one of the colleges. This allowed her the delight of books and the soothing art of sorting them. She is most pleased to help a student track down a rare tome.

In her free time as an independent woman of the world, Noemi enjoys helping at the homeless shelter. She is a sweet, smiling, and non-judging face amongst the many in the city. She also takes time to do her photography, walking in parks or taking day trips to the seaside. As when she was young this would continue to be her true passion. She goes to farmer markets and festivals around town - no matter the sort it is always an adventure. Noemi also enjoys spending time at home with her cats Fizzgig and Fezzik. She carries a flip phone since she has no use for the apps and notifications found in smartphones. She would much rather wander through life with her eyes wide open. Her favorite weather is foggy. Her favorite book is Jane Eyre. And she loves to burn incense, watch the flame of a candle, and drink tea as any modern witch should. She is a wild and free spirit. A fairy who floats and flits on the breeze. Her world is magical. Every day a new surprise. She is the sort of girl on which the poets of old wrote.

dialogue colour: #D87093
faceclaim: Emmy Rossum
theme song:Savage Daughter as sung by Meade Elspeth

A playboy lawyer who is warm and kind but never truly open.

He was born to a relationship made of an oil fire with water thrown atop. His parents were two very different people in the upper-crust of society. His mother was old money and his father owned a massive tech company. Both were traditionalists but in very different ways. There was many a night the boy would go to sleep with their screaming matches turned moans in the background. His parent's constant bickering made it hard for him to be around them when they were together. Apart things were of course much calmer. He went away to a boarding school through his school years and eventually attended Yale. He found that life as a lawyer suited him quite well. He was good at debate and persuasion. In the last year, he has started his own law firm with an old friend.

Mateo dabbled in many a shallow relationship with the young women he met. Three months of a hot, steamy, and passionate romance were killed by his inability to profess any sort of true love. He found himself quite jaded in what it meant to have a soulmate. He could not stand the thought that he might have that sort of firey relationship his parents had. Instead, his dalliances always led to absolute nothingness.

He loves coffee and toast for breakfast. Plays the piano very well. Mateo smokes cigarettes but has no taste for cigars. He enjoys a good scotch by a roaring fireplace while reading up on cases. He has a fine eye for shoes and prefers smokey or leathery scents. He has never been with a man, no has had any thought of doing so. However, it is possible to fall in love with a person without a care of the physical. Mateo is a confident, self-assured man who knows what he wants and exactly how to get it. He is passionate in everything he does and nothing is too small to go beneath his notice. A man who is easy to smile and welcome others warmly, he hardly shows his own true feelings.

dialogue colour: #8FBC8F
faceclaim: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
theme song: Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve

dialogue colour: #D71657
faceclaim: Diana Korkunova
theme song: Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)

dialogue colour: #ffffe6
faceclaim: Scarlett Leithold
theme song: Anna Yvette - Shooting Star

An up and coming model, singer, songwriter, author, dancer, artist, and actor with their fingers in one too many pies.

Born to a down-on-their-luck couple in Brooklyn, NY, Ashely's life growing up wasn't anything spectacular. Both of their parents worked dead-end jobs most days, so they were often left in the homes of family friends, cheap daycare services, and, occasionally, the lap of their grandmother, who they started affectionately calling Nonna by the time they were able to speak. Nonna was a hardworking and impatient woman, even in her old age, but she always made time for Ashely when they came along.

Despite being in the midst of writing a memoir (and people wonder where Ashley gets their narcissism from), Nonna would often sit down with Ashely and spin tales of her time as an actress and model when she used to live in California. They would watch her films together, or just general classic Hollywood flicks until Ash's parents came to pick them up. Those few days, where Ashley would stay from seven in the morning till seven at night, surrounded by tap dancing and singing and acting, were the seeds that would eventually grow into the tree that was Ashley's life.

The Rowe family moved to Chelsea, Massachusetts when Ashely was about nine, leaving Nonna behind as they sought cheaper rent and better job opportunities. Ash was disheartened but never faltered in their dreams. Throughout most of their school life, Ashley was a social butterfly. Where they failed in passing grades and below average interest in their education they more than made up for in a plethora of friends and an attachment to the artsy side of learning. Ashley was attentive to teach themself everything their Nonna had known in her lifetime, so they auditioned for every play, took every musical elective they could, and spent their nights studying the greats and begging their mom and dad to take dance lessons on the side. A lack of money made many of Ashley's dreams cloudy, so they took up working two after-school jobs once they were old enough and soon began paying their own way into classes and lessons to strengthen their talents. The movie musical died years ago, but that didn't matter; Ash now dreamt of Broadway.

Home was a mess. Their mother and father were either never around or too nosy to deal with. Mother was fretful, father was cold. Still, they urged for Ash to get scholarships, to save money for college. They wanted Ash to be first. And Ash couldn’t handle it— so they lied. Lied, said they were going, moved out, and tried hard not to look back.

They honestly didn't really even bother to notice their strings until after they (barely) graduated high school. Rose-colored dreams of returning to New York and leaving misty old Massachusetts behind became muddled as money once again chained them down to the ground. That was when they started to think of the strings, but the curiosity lasted only as long as he could block out nonna's cries to "forget about the boys!". Some sort of stubborn id came into effect then, and Ash suddenly denounced the all-important red thread as a "distraction". Still, if anyone approaches them with friendship or sex and the colors happened to correspond, they wouldn't turn them away. Red, though, that color was too much for a star on the rise to deal with. Despite these thoughts, Ash settled down in Boston as peer requested by someone and is planning to work their butt off to get back to New York as soon as possible.

dialogue colour: F4D467
faceclaim: LaQuann
theme song: High Hopes by P!aTD + Playlist

Judith is a mother first, a medievalist second, and she is much too busy with all of her work to be bothered by such fickle things like strings!

Judith is born and raised in central Boston and has always been a sucker for the more medieval side of things. Living with librarian parents ensured that she was raised among books and pamphlets, and by the time she was ten she was reading full novels with little guidance. Her love for older things came from her old brownstone apartment in the city, wherein she was often told stories of how it is one of the few remaining buildings from before the modernization of the city began. From then on, Judith sought old knowledge, and this drive brought her to the lands of medieval literature, texts, and dead, dead languages that were just begging her to memorize.

She was a natural in language arts and floated through high school and eight years of college with generally favorable memories. Of course, it was after she received her Ph.D. when she met Robert. Though they had no strings attached, he pampered her with compliments and drinks and love for about three years. The pregnancy was accidental, as were most of Robert's tantrums and verbal abuse (or so he used to say). They split before Milicent was born, leaving Judith to raise her young daughter alone in her cold, book-filled apartment.

Help from her still living mother and friends made raising the baby girl easy, and more time alone allowed Judith to really understand herself to the point of eventually coming out as gay. Now, five years after her baby girl's birth, Judith is working as both a translator and professor at a prestigious university in Boston alongside friends and enemies alike. She is happy, if not a little bit lonely looking, and, as always, has no time to bother worrying about stupid little strings.

dialogue colour: C7EEF0
faceclaim: N/A
theme song: St. Jude by Florence + The Machine

Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness

If you were to ask Juniper what her childhood was like, she would probably answer that her childhood was like a gilded cage. No matter how beautiful it was or how much she had, it was a lonely and heartbreaking experience. She loves her family and would do anything to please them or make them happy but it didn't change the feeling of something missing. She was practically raised by an assistant or nanny as her father ran his empire behind closed doors and her mother was always travelling, her fashion designing taking her to one show or another. Her days were scheduled down to the minute and her only small enjoyments were ballet or modelling for her mother's line though that was losing its sway. It was practically decided that one day her mother legacy would be hers as modelling couldn't go on forever. Sadly, Juniper didn't want anything to do with it but she couldn't speak up. The thought of disappointing them or trying to forge her own path made her sick and worry that she would be shoved out of their lives.

It had already been a full-blown fight when she had expressed to them that she would like to try things other than modelling. The word acting made them cringe and when she expressed possibly going towards dancing or really anything out of the norm of her life's schedule, it had been 'you are breaking our hearts' or the 'what did we do to make you want to throw away all your hard work'. The fight had been the reason for her packing up and moving to her own place so she could start living. What kind of adult didn't know how to cook their own meals? Well, you are looking at her and she isn't proud of that fact. They did not make the arrangement easy and she still stuck the schedule that their assistant had placed but she was signing up for acting auditions as it seemed like a good way to branch out for a first try. Modelling had after all been the only thing she knew since she was a toddler.

The secret wish in the back of her mind is that by trying something new that maybe she might meet one of her strings. She had been subjected to private tutors and being alone. If it stayed like this, she would a fashion designer, married of to who know as her parents would want a say, and have aquentences instead of actual meaningful friendships. That was not an option but at the same time....it scared her to try. It was why she hadn't fully commited to much other then having her own place.

Dialogue Colour: 59606D
Faceclaim: Sarah McDaniel
Theme Song:Human - Christina Perri

Wandering does not show that you're lost, it just says you like to explore

Nova doesn't speak of her childhood, not being from a very loving home which was the nicest way to put it. The years in that home has made her guarded in many ways and causes her to push others away from her as she tries to protect them from the bad luck she is. It is so bad that she believed as a kid she was not worthy to have the strings attached to her and once in the past she thought about cutting them. The thought on her mind at the time being that if you love or care for something then set it free but the more she stared at them, the more she knew that it was not possible for her to do such a thing. She didn't know if the stories were true about the pain in removing them and while she was not a stranger to pain, she didn't wish to harm those that she had never even met. It was in her early teenage years that she decided to try and follow her strings, not caring who she met first or which string they had between them. Obviously, being a homeless teenage runaway didn't mean she could have any help such as an organization so she travelled instead letting fate and signs lead the way.

She learned to perform magic, play music, and dance as a way of earning money to get from one place at a time. The magic tricks sometimes a cover for the little things stolen off people here and there. Nova didn't let herself feel guilty about her actions and just made sure not to get caught or in trouble since jail was the last thing she wanted or worse, being sent back to them. It took a few more years to realize that her choice to dump school and a normal life had made getting a job or staying in one place long close to impossible. Nova was able to get odd jobs here and there but it seemed that most of the time it never lasted. Street smarts are one thing but not graduating was a bit downfall when applications came around. It wasn't until she reached Boston that she was able to get a job at a local coffee shop as a barista and felt like she should stay in town.

It was that exact feeling that had her putting down roots and signing up to be a roommate. It wasn't a glamorous life but maybe something would change for the better. She could work on finishing school and if she was lucky then maybe she could further explore the arts and other things she was actually interested in. It hurt to admit that she was giving up on finding her strings after so many years of trying on her own. It would be more likely that with time, maybe an organization could be found to fix that but for now, focusing on herself and making it better.

Dialogue Colour: D88537
Faceclaim: Karen Gillan
theme song: Mindy Gledhill - Anchor

Genessy Henderson is a young, aspiring runway model with the confidence and poise of a queen, the fierceness of a lion, and look to back it all up.

Genessy Henderson does not believe in fate, or destiny, or any of those other romance-novel delusions.

Growing up in a small, single-parent household in downtown Chicago proved to be pretty stressful for the young woman. Because she was the oldest of three girls, Gen had always been used to there being a certain amount of responsibility placed upon her shoulders; while her mother was busy at work, Genessy was expected to look after her sisters. She was responsible for making sure they both got to and from school on time, did their homework in the afternoons, ate dinner, brushed their teeth, showered, and were tightly tucked into bed before their mother got home from her long shift at the hospital. It wasn't until Gen was fifteen that she was able to step down as a mother figure in the household and focus more on herself; her mother had finally received a job promotion and moved them to a better neighborhood in Boston.

Throughout grade school, Genessy was a force to be reckoned with. She was in the top ten of her graduating class, was the president of both the Fashion Design and model UN clubs, and had more than enough "haters" to keep her motivated to strive for success. Now, don't get me wrong; Genessy Henderson was never some hardcore bitch. No, Gen was just dead set on becoming more than what society expected of her, and she was willing to do anything to achieve this goal.

Due to her upbringing, Genessy never stopped believing in working hard to make your own way. It wasn't fate that lead to her mother landing the job that pulled them out of poverty or that eventually got Genessy into the illustrious Boston University on a generous scholarship, it was hard work and dedication. Genessy chose to turn down her University offer and pursue a runway modelling career instead. She chose to attend a modelling school for a few years while working at a customer service desk in order to pay her rent and light bills. Genessy was going to choose who were friends and future partners were going to be regardless of some silly little string. There was no "higher power" or "greater being" that had the ability to push her along a path that she did not consciously choose for herself...

Right?

dialogue color: #CF7E3D
faceclaim: Ryan Destiny
theme song: Anna Wintour x Azealia Banks

Meet Demetrius "Meech" King, a talented, free-spirited, and charismatic young man who has spent the majority of his life doing the one thing he loves the most: playing basketball.

Demetrius was born in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Katherine and Vaughn King. The small family of three relocated to Boston, Massachusetts, where Vaughn had been stationed, when Meech was nine years old. Being raised in a strict military household proved to be very difficult for Demetrius due to his naturally free-spirited and unrestrained demeanor. Growing up, Demetrius would constantly get into trouble with his father for things such as staying out past curfew, skipping class, sneaking girls into the house, and more. The only time Meech and his father weren't going back and forth was when they were shooting hoops together on the basketball court. Throughout all of grade school and eventually college, it was Vaughn who helped Meech become the best point guard he could be.

It didn't come as much of a surprise to anyone when Demetrius King was drafted to the Boston Celtics at age twenty-one. Years of practice and hard work had prepared Meech for that evening, and from the very moment he stepped foot onto the court with a freshly cleaned NBA jersey on his back, Meech made it a mission to give it his all. Demetrius King played for the Celtics for a total of four seasons; his professional basketball career was cut short at the age of twenty-five when he tore his ACL during playoffs. Thankfully he had a backup plan: after healing up, he decided to use his degree and become a physical therapist.

Despite his life not turning out the way he thought it would, Meech simply couldn't be happier. While working as a physical therapist has its benefits, the young man has also decided to take up coaching a high school basketball team; he figured that if he could no longer play, he'd at least help other young kids realize their full potential. Meech has always believed that everything happens for a reason, so maybe this career ending injury was no exception. Maybe it was destined for him to use his knowledge of the game to help the next generation succeed. Now that he's so busy with his new career and coaching gig, Demetrius doesn't really have time to worry about some silly little strings that are wrapped around his fingers. While he isn't at all opposed to the idea of one day finding his soulmate, he simply doesn't see them as a main priority.

dialogue color: #73E7E6
faceclaim: Joey Bada$$
theme song: Wake Up in the Sky x Gucci Mane
ft. Bruno Mars + Kodak Black

A teacher more by necessity than passion, Ben holds down a job with one hand while optimistically working on his novel with the other, sure that success, fortune and maybe even true love are just around the corner.

Born in Birmingham to an artistic mother and a banker father, Ben had a good mix of influences as a child. His mother taught him about dreaming big, creating new things and following his heart while his father kept his feet on the ground and made sure that even as a young man, Ben knew how to care for himself and his possessions.

As a teenager and then a young man, Ben certainly took after his father more, working hard for teaching qualifications and planning carefully how he would spend the next few decades of his life. Things were all according to his plans until something unexpected happened; he fell in love and followed that love across the Atlantic.

It didn't last, not all love does, but having had his feet lifted so cleanly off the floor, Ben was loathe to return to the sobering light of reality. Rather, he chose to stay and dream a little longer. And so for nearly a decade now he's managed to survive on a shoestring budget while finding whatever jobs would take him while dedicating as much time as he can afford to his art. It would be a shame if love came in again to overturn things once again...

Dialogue Colour: #4A974A
Faceclaim: Dev Patel
Theme Song: George Ezra - Budapest

They say time is money and few understand that better than the commercially minded and highly motivated Danny, a man of independent means and expensive but insatiable appetites.

Born as the youngest brother in a large family in one of Boston's poorer areas, childhood is now a blur of scrapped knees, scraped deadlines and scraping by for Danny. There never quite seemed to be enough to go around, whether the it was attention or money, and he soon got used to sharing what little did come his way, the fate of the litter's runt. It wasn't until he made it to University that Danny realised that things didn't have to be like that...

Higher Education was eye-opening for the youngest Lester, mostly because for the first time in his life he had his own room and no one even attempted to 'borrow' his things; it was like a new world. As a result, he took well both to his classes and to the night life. Professors complimented him on his excellent work and near perfect attendance mere hours after he rolled around every bar in the district, his parent's strictly instilled work ethic keeping him honest even as new temptations begged him to stray.

And so it continued to today. Long days and hard work, followed by longer nights of material pleasures. For the rest of the family, Danny's somewhere between an embarrassment and a success story, as there isn't one of them who hasn't benefited from his success but none can say they're entirely comfortable with the stories of his exploits that have filtered down to them.

Dialogue Colour: #000000
Faceclaim: Colin Farrell
Theme Song: The Heavy - This ain't No Place for No Hero

Friendly, effervescent, and one of the biggest film nerds you’ll ever meet, Beau has no trouble striking up a conversation with just about anyone — stopping, however, becomes an issue once he gets rolling, so make sure to grab a snack while you wait.

Born to a family of artists, Beau has always been something of a creative spirit. Much of his early childhood was spent in the company of his very, very, very large extended family. They were a boisterous bunch, laughing often with sincerity and ease, and treated everyone they met with a camaraderie warm enough to melt even the coldest of hearts. Before he got old enough to participate, Beau enjoyed listening in on their conversations. They talked about everything under the sun, swapping stories, small talk, and even the odd off-color joke once enough alcohol had gone around the room.

A happy, functional family seemed to be a rarity these days, and growing up, Beau saw the world through rose-tinted glasses. As an only child, his parents always treated him with a certain degree of preciousness, though they were careful not to spoil him overmuch. One of his favorite childhood memories was him sitting with his parents, watching old Buster Keaton flicks they’d rented from the Blockbuster down the street.

Beau’s own father was an actor, and his mother a screenwriter. The Salvatore clan was made up of a menagerie of artists, musicians, and other similarly colorful characters, so it was only natural that he’d decide to follow in their footsteps, albeit in his own way. He was gifted his first camera when he was 10 — an old Super 8 that he used to shoot home movies and short films. It soon grew into a passion for him. His parents supported this interest, and encouraged him to keep at it.

High school was when he started to take things a bit more seriously. He loved movies, loved watching them, making them, and wanted to do something with it, just like his parents had done. So, he began working towards his goal of Boston University. It took him many sleepless nights and enough coffee to kill an elephant, but eventually, he managed to piece together a reel he was happy with. Two weeks passed before Beau was invited for an interview, and then a week after that, he received an acceptance letter in the mail.

Beau’s college years marked the first time he’d been away from home for more than a week. During his summer internship, he worked at a news station – which, in layman’s terms – translated to getting bossed around by studio bigwigs while he did all the grunt work and fetched them coffee. Not quite what he was hoping for, but he just treated it as a learning experience. That was the problem with Beau, he’s always been kind of a pushover, a little too eager to please, prone to flights of fancy. His father often said that if he wanted to survive in the industry, he needed to learn to stand up for himself. This advice was something he took to heart, but actually doing it was a different story altogether.

When he got his degree, the AFI Conservatory was what Beau looked to next. That, however, did not go as smoothly as he was hoping. They didn’t like what he had to offer — said it wasn’t original enough, spectacular enough, good enough. Being dealt such a blow left him stunned and adrift, but just giving up would render all his efforts for naught. And so, after a few months of soul-searching, Beau threw himself into his work with newfound vigor. He has since been working freelance as a videographer, while having his own projects on the side.

Even as a child, the whole concept of Strings fascinated him. His parents liked to tell him stories about their own meeting, about the red string that led them to each other. The very thought of having a soulmate out there… well, that was the stuff of fairytales, wasn’t it? Beau’s own interest in the topic is channelled into his latest short film (as of yet unnamed) about people finding each other through the Strings that connected them.

dialogue colour: #F0AB88
faceclaim: Keiynan Lonsdale
theme song: TOOGOODTOBETRUE - Gallant

There’s little else Jonas loves more than food; most of his days are spent slaving away in the sweltering kitchen of his restaurant, yelling at the new hire, and making sure the whole operation doesn’t fall apart at a moment’s notice.

Jonas Haynes was born in Calgary, the seventh son of a seventh son, and the youngest of nine children. Yes, you heard right — the man who ruled over his restaurant with an iron fist, and looked more like a contract killer than a professional chef, was the runt of the litter. Growing up with eight older siblings, one would be forgiven for assuming that he simply went along with whatever they wanted, but even from a young age, Jonas never took anything lying down.

His parents often recount with a certain degree of fondness the absolute menace he was as a child. On the playground, he would always be the first to the swingset, pushing over any kid unfortunate enough to get in his way. On his siblings’ birthdays, he’d blow out the candles before anyone else could. This competitive streak, however, was not always a bad thing. Jonas found an outlet in ice hockey when he was twelve, and joined the school team, beating out kids three or four years his elder. Since he hated to be the last in – well, just about anything, really – he always strived to push himself beyond his limits.

By the time he turned eighteen, Jonas was well on his way to a career in professional hockey. After he and his team swept the Collegiate division, an NHL team by the name of Calgary Steel decided to pick him up for a nine-game trial period. But in the last legs of his ninth and final game, a head-on collision with another player resulted in a shattered kneecap for Jonas. His chances of becoming a professional hockey player seemed to vanish overnight; he could barely walk, let alone get on the ice again. For the next few years, Jonas was lost. Hockey had been such a huge part of his life that after the accident, he wasn’t left with much else. It wasn’t until his father sat him down, and told him to stop feeling sorry for himself that he finally got his shit together.

Rather than going off to college like all his siblings had done, Jonas stayed in Calgary to help out at his parents’ restaurant. What started as a method of recovery turned into a newfound passion for him. There was something therapeutic about slaving over a hot stove for hours on end, making food that put a smile on people’s faces. Soon, he found himself looking to other opportunities. At first filling in as a line cook at a hotel kitchen, Jonas slowly began to work his way up. The experience he gained manifested in countless cuts and burns, until finally, he was offered the position of executive chef at Jubilee, a Michelin-starred restaurant in the heart of Quebec.

For years, Jonas worked alongside his partner to make Jubilee the talk of the town. But Jonas’ ambitions didn’t stop there. With the help of his parents, he opened his own restaurant in his hometown of Calgary. It turned out to be a resounding success, and just two years later, Jonas established The Minotaur in Boston.

Truth be told, he has never given much thought to the idea of “strings”. So often does he get caught up in the pursuit of success that apart from the odd drunken tryst, personal relationships have taken a backseat. Why did he need a soulmate to be happy, anyway? He had a successful business, a loving, close-knit family, and was doing what he loved. If anything, this string nonsense was nothing more than a distraction. But for now, all he can do is keep his business running the best he can, and studiously ignore the voicemails left by his parents telling him to get married and settle down.

dialogue colour: #ABABAB
faceclaim: Tom Hardy
theme song: Steady, As She Goes - The Raconteurs

A girl who cares for all loves except Eros.

The thing about being born in Boston is there isn't much reason to leave. Much like other areas of Northeastern America, the city has everything everyone else leaves to find: culture, prestige universities, impassioned sport teams. And opportunity. Boston natives are known to be gruff and direct, and Dani only contributes to that image.

Dani is mixed Caucasian and Chinese from her mother's side. Her mother immigrated to Boston from Hong Kong at the age of sixteen and stayed after graduating to pursue a degree in Architecture. She met her husband at an event where he was networking to companies in an attempt to begin his occupation as an investment advisor. Only once the two decided they both had progressed in their careers far enough did they decide to start a family. They only wanted one child.

The daughter they got couldn't have been a more accurate mix of their personalities. Dani's father was a simple man who worked, went home to his family after, and relaxed with his close friends at the bar a couple times a month. Dani's mother was the stricter and more pragmatic parent. Things that were impractical were remedied efficiently with logic and action. And Dani would never have to feel the sting of that since she embodied this mentality herself.

Thankfully there were others of similar dispositions or accustomed to the unromantic personality throughout her life that she got to forge bonds with. Look, life is busy and there's too much to do to waste time on being hung up on fantastical ideas. There were things to learn and then do, market data to analyze, friends to hang out with, and new strings to be made.

Dani had never cared much for the idea of finding one's soulmate even when the technology made it possible to reach them. From the beginning, it sounded like a hoax and a scam. To clarify, she meant all of it. Fate and the universe had nothing better to do than to match everyone in the world up so they could feel illogically invincible? Dani believed the mind was a powerful thing and could deny to itself that it was the sole culprit responsible for its belief in soulmates. People were going to experience whatever they wanted to experience if they willed it hard enough.

Dani would pass.

dialogue color: 8F66C2
faceclaim: Kristin Kreuk
theme song: N/A

A sweet, old soul.

There is no doubt that Vanessa came from a happy household. Gordon Quinn was a banker making a decent salary when he met Stacey Lane, a starting paralegal. They were instantly compatible due to both being kindhearted, traditional people; soulmates. Naturally, seeing one's parents love each other with only the purest of passions would spurn a child's lifelong desire to find the person on the other side of their red string.

There wasn't a lot of concerns of the social environment negatively affecting Vanessa while she was growing up. The small family of three lived in a moderately sized city where old values were still heavily influential on the residents. Having a very lighthearted childhood, Vanessa got along with enough children and invited to enough birthday parties. Still, she was always seen past, never really having a title or making any sort of strong impression all through her schooling years. By the time she hit high school, it was established she was the nice, quiet girl who did well in classes and wasn't picked on because she was so nonexistent.

Vanessa places a lot of importance and value on finding her soulmate like many others. She isn't unhappy with what she has in life, but sometimes it feels like they are no colors on her fingers with how formal her relationships are. She believes the red string will be the one that hits both her and the One hard, and they'll both feel deeply and strongly for each other. Finally, she'll be seen and important in someone's life.

Perhaps Vanessa has always struggled with creating bonds with others her age because of her old soul. Embodying the stereotype of a sweet grandma ⎯⎯ down to the random distribution of homemade cookies ⎯⎯ she cares for others in a motherly way and is as meek as a mouse. She ended up moving to Boston to attend college and recently just graduated with an English major. While she's been applying for career positions, the job market is extremely competitive, and she's only been able to take on a temporary job at a coffee shop to pay rent for a small studio apartment. Having to actually interact with the city now, Vanessa isn't too sure how well she'd fit in tough Boston and has recently been considering moving back to her hometown.

dialogue color: b79fe7
faceclaim: Summer Glau
theme song: N/A

He sure hopes that someone has the answers to the big questions in life, so far he’s coming up short

From his early years in California to the present, he has never been great at relating to other people. He’s preferred to avoid conflict when it begins to appear, resulting in a pattern of few enemies or close friends in his life, just a peaceful coexistence being his default state. He rarely showed passion in most things, working hard in school when necessary but never going to the next level to truly excel. As the oldest of three he found himself listening to his parents rather often because he knew that he would hear about it if he was setting a negative example for his siblings, but did it more out a desire to make them happy rather than actually agreeing with them.
It was around college age when his interests started to diversify. He joined a couple student organizations but never felt like he truly belonged, and found himself spending most his time outside of class in the library. After long hours of studying he liked to clear his mind by wandering the stacks and random and picking out a book completely unrelated to what he had been working on. Over time he fixated on philosophy and religion, because it had no shortage of great questions to puzzle over. He managed to get minors in Philosophy and Religious Studies on top of masters in Statistics, causing a minor spat with his parents when it added an extra year to his studies, but all was forgiven when landed a good position with an accounting firm out in Minneapolis. He headed off and said goodbye to the few people he knew at Berkley, his time there overall feeling more like a lonesome journey than joining a community.
In Minneapolis his demeanor did not change much. He worked as a competent but anonymous man inside the corporate hierarchy, and in his spare time he grappled with the great questions and searched for somewhere to belong. A half dozen bad bookclubs, a few churches, three different discussion groups and one legendarily bad attempt at stand-up comedy all proved to be not what he was looking for, and so his search continued. For a while he began to doubt the point of community at all, envying the old sages and scholars who lived isolated lives as they sought to defeat the doubt within themselves, but a part of him still wanted to find some connection with the larger world. His thoughts changed when he got more interested in the phenomenon of soul mates, trying to understand what they meant to people. Once he found out that his own soul mate was in Boston, he knew what he needed to next. In short order he was interviewing for jobs and finding a new place to live, settling down in the city where he would find his other half.

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You may choose how many green (friendship), purple (lust) or orange (rivalry) strings your character has up to a maximum of five total. Try to stick to other player characters for these, as best as you can. For these strings, your characters may already know each other.

You will be PM'd the identity of the randomized red string match-up at the start of the roleplay. It is up to you two whether you want to put the name on the sheet or hold off for a 'reveal'.

dialogue colour: #2c90fc
faceclaim: Jung Woo Sung
theme song: Spiegel im Spiegel - Aarvo Part

If people weren’t predictable she wouldn’t have gotten where she is today

As a child Simone displayed an acute interest in other people, not because she was interested in what they did, but because she wanted to know why they did it. Her parents were the sort who encouraged curiosity and inquisitive behavior, and so they were very happy to see her keep this tendency as she grew up. Each was eager to provide motivation and guidance, though there was a notable lack of warmth between them. Perhaps it was because each had a demanding career, one in business and one in medicine, or maybe it was a reflection of the tension in their own relationship. A divorce never really came, it could because that would and admission of failure, because it would create a messy legal situation, or because each of them was already satisfied with the businesslike atmosphere the relationship had taken on by the time the early infatuation had started to slip away.
Growing up she understood the value of having a perfect image. Good grades, elite friends, leadership positions, her high school experience read like a checklist rather than a coherent narrative. Despite the amount of social ties they all lacked true depth, for her they were more like field experiments. She behaved in a certain way to get to a goal, often to observe those she found interesting up close. Sometimes this took on a more manipulative dimension, playing with emotions and forcing desired outcomes, but she was careful enough to avoid getting blamed herself. All of this paid off when she was accepted into MIT, and began the next phase of her life.
Once she was inside academia, she knew this was where she belonged. The bachelor’s degree was merely a formality along the way, and afterwards she thrust herself into serious research. The exact discipline shifted but the underlying focus on cognition and decision making always remained, whether the papers found their way into a psychology journal or a conference on game theory. By now she is one of the young rising stars among the professors at MIT, greatly enjoying the work she does and the recognition she receives.
In Boston she has found a limited amount of time for interests outside of her work. She still maintains a large social circle, mimicking her high school tendencies, though since everyone is more mature there is a little less drama involved. Simone also has taken up habit of rigorous exercise, taking great pleasure in her early morning jogs around the campus before making her way to her office at MIT’s CSAIL. The thought of Soul mates is something she pays little attention to at the moment, but the amount of talk in her friend circle about the subject often forces her to think about it. She knows her soul mate is in Boston, a fact that alternately troubles and comforts her.

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You may choose how many green (friendship), purple (lust) or orange (rivalry) strings your character has up to a maximum of five total. Try to stick to other player characters for these, as best as you can. For these strings, your characters may already know each other.

You will be PM'd the identity of the randomized red string match-up at the start of the roleplay. It is up to you two whether you want to put the name on the sheet or hold off for a 'reveal'.

dialogue colour: #b77206
faceclaim: Amanda Rosario
theme song: Glitch - Autechre

Hard at work, fun at play. A kind, yet fierce soul and a hopeless romantic.

Kyle’s childhood wasn’t exactly a healthy one, he grew up in an upper middle class family, with a mother who loved him unconditionally, but with a father who whip him into line if he was ever out of turn. Being the youngest in the family, Kyle essentially grew up around adults his whole life, maturing faster than most. He didn’t really understand kids his own age, and despite his best efforts to fit in, he felt like a social outcast among his classmates and peers.

Despite the odds, Kyle made the best of it, he socialized the best he could, attended high school with the intent of getting as far away from it all as he could, battling his inner demons along the way. After graduating high school he attended a university in Brooklyn, NY, following the mandate that “the only way to succeed in life is to get a degree”. Like all his life, he fell in line, but something about that line felt stagnant, he was just...bored. So after a few short semesters, he flunked out of school and returned home to his hellhole, the life he vowed to never go back to; mentally it broke him.

After several discussions with various therapists, an epiphany. He had fallen in line for so long, it’s lull drolling making him a submissive and obedient servant to its whims that he had no voice of his own. He needed to break away, to do something he wanted to do, not what society had predestined him from birth. Days later he was back on a bus to New York to make his claim in a city he had grown fond of. It took time, he crashed in with old roommates and friends, willing to give him a chance, then finally he found his beacon. An optical shop, whose owner was kind enough to give him a chance and teach him all he knew. That was nearly 6 years ago, since then he’s earned his license to work in both New York and Massachusetts, and is now working for a high end optical boutique, helping the city to see one pair of eyeglasses at a time.

dialogue colour: Palegreen
faceclaim:Logan Lerman
theme song:

A man of wealth and taste, rather charming and charismatic

Joshua grew up in a rather liberal home with varying freedoms and usually without consequences. After all, Joshua was an innocent and honest boy, or at least that was how he portrayed himself. Truth be told, even as a child he had a way of pulling on people’s strings and allowing themselves to be who they really were, reveal truths about themselves that they would never tell anyone else in a thousand lifetimes. Some would call this behavior ulterior or malicious, he would call it advantageous and beneficial, whether it to himself or others.

Take his cousin for example, poor little Tate, only a few years younger than him, living under a religious dictatorship. Whenever his family visited, he’d certainly respect his aunt and uncle’s wishes, but when it came to Tate, he’d let the boy’s true nature fly. Together the two would challenge themselves, a bonding rivalry, a brotherhood like no other, sometimes even sharing activities his foster parents would consider...sacrilege.

It wasn’t until Tate had his idea for grandeur that Joshua found an opportunity that would benefit them both. Allowing his cousin’s impulses to flow, and investing everything they had, together they laid the cornerstone for where their ‘church’ would be built. At Impulse, Joshua manages the front end of things as co-owner, taking care of day to day tasks and bartending from his pedestal, keeping an eye on the populace; waiting for his next toy to emerge.

dialogue colour: Indianred
faceclaim:Tom Ellis
theme song:

Like a moth drawn to a flame.

Stephanie Elizabeth and Brandon Clyde made their first appearance into the world thirteen minutes apart on a warm May afternoon of the new millennium, first and only children to California Senator Benedict Cross and university professor Arabella Cross. The Cross twins had a fairly normal childhood for wealthy kids who were raised by nannies and didn't see their parents much. The brother and sister duo often caused plenty of mischief together, with a bond so strong it baffled those around them. At school, Bran and Spice were average students, with a stable group of friends and active in different extracurricular activities.

At the age of sixteen, Stephanie got herself involved in what would be the relationship to change the course of her life. She’d fallen helplessly in love with Ethan Anderson a wanna-be rockstar seven years her senior who gave her the first taste of the dark side. Although things had started out good enough, they soon took a dark turn, and Spice found herself sinking further and further into a manipulative, emotionally abusive relationship. Having gone through a toxic, difficult relationship in the past herself, Mrs. Cross had noticed the signs, and decided to step in before the situation could escalate. After much deliberation and consideration the Cross parents concluded that the best course of action was to send Stephanie to live with her aunt and uncle in Boston.

Surprisingly, Spice had grown to enjoy her new town and the opportunities it provided. The fresh start had been a blessing, allowing her to shed the mean-girl reputation she’d thrived upon back in LA and build up the rebellious wild child one instead, even if she did keep some of her bad habits. Once high school was finished, she'd immediately moved on to cosmetology school in order to reach her dreams of becoming a successful hair and makeup stylist. She landed a job in a relatively-known beauty salon after graduation, but soon realized she would need some extra income to live the lifestyle she was accustomed to. And when the opportunity came knocking and she took it: a spot as one of the top acts of IMPULSE.

They say there's no rest for the wicked... And for Stephanie Cross, this is gospel.

To Spice, the strings were an object of curiosity and fascination. She had never understood the true meaning of them until she'd found herself meeting one of them, and ever since then had been low-key obsessed with meeting the rest. But there was allure found in the mystery, so she would leave these meetings up to chance instead of chasing them out.

dialogue colour: B30A69
faceclaim: Maggie Lindemann
theme song: Bad At Love by Halsey

Darling, you must make your heart steel.

Sabrina Isabella Von Seymour made her entrance to the world on a chilly March afternoon nearly twenty-four years previously; granddaughter to the Boston Police Commissioner Wilfred Von Seymour and firstborn daughter to the Boston District Attorney Cordelia Von Seymour. Her wealthy father was a missing figure in her life, present only the way of monetary support and lavish gifts. This fact was of no importance, of course. Under her mother’s strict guidance, Brie was raised to be a poised, eloquent, focused and independent young woman, who had very clear and strong views about what was right or wrong. With no siblings or cousins her age, young Sabrina behaved as an individual beyond her years since her childhood, which proved to be a double-edged sword growing up. While the adults doted on her discipline and maturity, the children her age teased and shunned her out for “not knowing how to have fun”. The constant rejections and jokes made at her expense eventually built up a thick-skinned, ice-hearted girl who distrusted anybody who attempted to get close to her. These trust issues are things Brie carries with her to this very day.

In college, Sabrina found a handful of people she could call friends: driven, like-minded individuals who shared her own hunger for success. But even with these newfound relationships that filled her with a degree of happiness and amusement, she still found herself keeping a healthy distance for protection purposes, busying herself with extracurricular activities, internships and the like. To Sabrina, the strings were of absolutely no importance. Growing up a Von Seymour meant that you were a born skeptic, and nothing was left up to fate or chance. Chasing after something like strings was a waste of time; a distraction from the things that truly mattered in life. Romantic partners were nonexistent, and sexual relationships were but a myth.

No big deal, though. All of Sabrina’s current focus was on earning herself that Law degree and graduating in the to percentile of her class at Law School: no distractions were allowed.

dialogue colour: 63D7FF
faceclaim: Anne Winters
theme song: Familiar by Agnes Obel

dialogue colour: palevioletred
faceclaim: Diane Guerrero
theme song: Glamorous

Raise hell, praise Dale. Raised by her Poppa Dukes so 'Tomboy' is the perfect descriptor for this fine motorcycle ridin' specimen.

Riley was the only child of her family, and her family consisted of her, her father, and her fathers parents. Her mother had run off sometime ago to fulfil her dream of fucking every guy in the nearby trailer parks for any kind of dope she could score. A relationship with her was but a figment of her imagination. Seeing her unfortunately was not, she'd show up occasionally to her memaw and pepaw's house - singing her redemption song. But of course as fate would have it she was only coming back to steal a few things and pawn it off to get herself more dope. Eventually Jackson, her father, cut these visits off entirely to spare Riley any further heartbreak in the future. The moment she was born in the mountains of North Carolina, Riley only knew the love and warm hugs of her father and grandparents. They did everything in their power to protect her from the sad sight that was her mother. She was given everything she ever needed and wanted, and was always given the proper amount of attention.
Jackson owned his own autobody shop only a few miles down the road from his parents house. When she was younger Riley got the choice of either coming to work, or hanging out with Memaw and Papaw, usually she chose to go with her father. Getting under all the cars, and turning the wrenches for him, watching the cool cars come in really caught her attention. But what made the girl stop in her tracks? Motorcycles. She loved the way people looked when they rode in on them, their sound. Really everything. When she was younger, she could never quite put her finger on it. But now of age, she can confidently say it was the freedom she saw expressed by those that rode the mechanical steeds. She knew one day instead of sitting passenger that she'd be the one driving.
Well, years passed by and many seasons came and went. On her 18th birthday, promising her father she would graduate, Riley received her first motorcycle. It was the shell of a rather old school Harley Bobber. It'd be her first project upon entering her Dad's shop as a mechanic, just so long as she promised now...to do work and then work on the bike in her free time. Of course she was more than obliged to do so, and couldn't even believe she was a mechanic at her fathers shop. Most of her classmates went off to do things such as become doctors, actors/actress', and lord knows what else. Riley decided to become a mechanic. Many of her teachers urged her to do something else, many using sayings such as "Well that pretty face can get you anywhere you want". To which she'd retort "I don't want any of those things than to own a bike and ride across America. That's what I want". So nothing and no one came in the way of these dreams, which she finally achieved at the ripe age of 18. It didn't take her very to long to fix the bike, but as everything in her life was shining gold, fate would have it and her Memaw fell ill. Putting a halt on everything in her life.
For years her Memaw would battle lung cancer, they all urged her to stop smoking years ago but she old bat was so stubborn. "I'm on the road to heaven anyways! I'll do what I please!" Her father always insisted Riley got her attitude from her Memaw, and not the older she became the more she was able to see it. Memaw put up the good fight for years to come, and Riley could either be found at work or home with her Grandparents cooking and cleaning for them. Her Pepaw was a man that couldn't be deterred and was usually found outside making the gardens look however Memaw wanted, he loved her so much he'd do anything that woman asked. They waited on her hand and foot until one morning in the winter, Memaw didn't wake up from going to bed the night before. This was when Riley was 24 and her world was shook for years to come after that. The gardens were still tended too, and life moved on rightfully so after her passing. But there was one less place at the dinner table that was filled with her delicious cooking. Thankfully she had taught Riley many of the family recipes so she was able to cook all the family goodies for holidays, but it wasn't the same with out her croaking at Pepaw to slow down on the beers at dinner, or berate Jackson with questions about why he wouldn't remarry. It seemed to become a bit more silent in the household, but the love and support only grew from there.
Finally four years later, Riley felt that her home life was a bit more stable these days. Her Grandfather was in good health, and her fathers Autobody shop was doing more business than ever. He had so many hired hands now, including Pepaw who worked the counter, that she felt comfortable enough to take her trip across and around the US. Packing her things, and having her last breakfast with her family. Riley headed out on the open road on her first bike that her father gave to her, it was the only one that felt right to travel in. A backpack full of necessities, bike stocked and ready to go. Riley, now Scout, set out on the open road heading up North to New York for her first stop. Taking her time and stopping off wherever she pleased, Scout felt no place too uninteresting to discover. Once arriving to New York she left rather quickly. Wasn't entirely her scene. Deciding she was close enough up North, she felt the need to go a bit further East and landed on Boston as a stopping point for Maine. Once arriving in Boston, her bike decided to shit out so now she's stranded for a bit living it up in an air bnb she's renting out weekly. Only planning to stay until her bike is fixed...that is unless something else keeps her there.

dialogue colour: gray
faceclaim: Imogen Lehtonen
theme song: You Don't Own Me