[hider=Avery Washington][center][b]Hey kid, what’s your name?[/b]
[color=Coral]"I am not a kid, but it's Avery Sage Washington."[/color]
[b]Huh, interesting...you look more like a...[/b]
[hider=Llama][img]https://ph-files.imgix.net/bc80d5ef-7ba8-4db9-8245-0be383dd3f79?auto=format[/img][/hider][b]Depth perception is kind of a problem for me. Why don’t you save me the trouble and tell me how you look?[/b]
[hider=Appearance][center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/5d/98/bc/5d98bcd46e654a8dccc61e7278eeeb95.jpg[/img][/center][/hider][b]How old are you anyway?[/b]
[color=Coral]"26 and counting! The years sure do fly by, huh?"[/color]
[b]Why don’t you lay your past on me? What are you even doing here?[/b]
[color=Coral]"In Gravity Falls? I'm here to study. Well, not study as in traditional school. I'm working on my Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Michigan and Gravity Falls is an area I'm researching. The particulars of my thesis would probably bore you, but I'm studying urban legends in the American Pacific Northwest. Their formation and perpetuation, specifically. Of course, I don't actually think monsters and paranormal forces are [I]real[/i]. People just love to tell stories about them, and those stories eventually turn into things that people believe to be true. That's the short version of where urban legends come from. And Gravity Falls has a [I]lot[/i] of them. Like, seriously. The amount of urban legends emerging from Gravity Falls is staggering. It's more than quadruple the amount emerging from any other area in its region, let alone in the United States. I'm hoping to figure out why. What makes Gravity Falls such a hotspot for American mythos, how did these myths emerge, and why have they perpetuated for so long? Because of the scope of my research, I'll be staying in Gravity Falls for quite a long time to get to know and earn the trust of the locals and the surrounding area. Maybe a year or longer? Luckily, I have awesome funding and an awesome advisor who is going to let me study here for as long as I need. As long as I come up with any substantial findings, though. Or else it's back to Michigan with me.

The [I]rest[/i] of my past? It's not really important to my studies, but I'll indulge. I grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan for college, blah blah... my childhood's not important and I don't want to talk about it. I majored in sociology at UMichigan, got my B.A, decided to go to California for grad school for some reason, moved back to Michigan for my doctorate, and now I'm working towards that. What do you [i]mean[/i] besides school? The rest's not important. 

Well. I have two siblings, one older and one younger. I only really talk to my younger sister nowadays. I... didn't have a lot of friends growing up. As a teen or a child. I was too nerdy, too smart. Coming out was... tough, but it worked out for the better.  Nothing that significant happened in my childhood. No supernatural experiences, no traumatic experiences, no nada. Not that exciting. Can we move on?"[/color]
[b]Anything else you wanna share? Go for it![/b]
[color=Coral]"I'm nonbinary- agender, specifically- and use they/them pronouns. I'm also pansexual."

"I am a giant nerd. It's no secret! Some of my faves include comics, Dungeons & Dragons, fantasy and science fiction novels... I'm pretty much into everything!"

"I am always wearing some sort of button-up with a fun print on it. I put a coat on when it gets cold, and I put on a short-sleeved one when it's warm."

"My other idea for a thesis topic was a study of the Illuminati mythos. Funny how things change!"

"I'll be keeping a journal, logbook, and a tape recorder of all my findings and interviews here in Gravity Falls. Maybe multiple journals, if I'm lucky."

"I don't believe in the supernatural, but I think it'd be cool if it was real. All these legends that people attach themselves to, make part of their culture... surely they hold some truth?"[/color][/center]
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