[hider=Micah "Ruben" Dotson] [center] [img]https://images.cooltext.com/5574457.png[/img] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/42/23/32/422332c58f2f0e6236e8cd1372dca769.jpg[/img] [color=955295]"It is what it is."[/color] [color=955295]"Do I look like someone who cares right now?"[/color] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TijTd60iFDw&list=RDPrDzd4ufypE&index=10]Theme song[/url] [hr] [color=955295]Birthday[/color] August 26, 1992 [color=955295]Age[/color] 30 [color=955295]Appearance[/color] Ruben has an athletic physique with broad shoulders giving him a v-shape body type. This shape isn't very pronounced but more natural-looking on him; it might help that he is taller. Standing at 6'2" and 190 pounds. [color=955295]Occupation[/color] Lead chef of the Fox Hole Tavern. [color=955295]Short Bio[/color] Micah Ruben Dotson grew up in Sanctuary, Colorado. He had a simple life with being an only child of a married couple. Growing up and participating in most of the events, Ruben went to summer camp at Camp Bearfoot which was cut short for him when he tried to attempt a stunt that resulted in a broken arm. His family moved out of Sanctuary, Colorado the summer before his freshman year of high school. This caused a tunnel of bad things to happen, his parents divorced, he got a slap in the wrist from his mother, and he wasn't getting his act together till everything fell apart. Once the flood gates broke, Brenda Dotson knew she had to move her and Ruben back to Sanctuary and she did for his last year of high school. Instantly after graduation, Ruben moved off to college. Succeeded in getting a bachelor's degree in the culinary arts and an associate's in baking and pastry work. After graduating from university, he moved to New York because of a high-end job offer as an apprentice in the kitchen. Climbing the ladder and becoming a Deputy chef, he lived life to the fullest for a few years. He then got into a bad crowd around twenty-six and disappeared from everyone he had contact with for one and a half years. Most think he went to prison for substance abuse, his mother does, but he reappeared after that time pretty safe and healthy-looking. Right before his twenty-eight birthday, he decided to start working at Fox Hole Tavern where he began as a full-timer. He would do anything the boss needed, cooking, busboy work, waiting on guests, etc... Since late May of 2021, he has been the head chef at the place he works and he is loving it. Some people even comment how he smiles more which makes him smile even more. [hider=More detailed biography] [b][Notice - This information will be common if you know Ruben or his family. If you live in Sanctuary his mother has probably already told you most of this once or twice (or his grandparents have vaguely talked about it).] [/b] Micah Ruben Dotson was born and partially raised in Sanctuary, Colorado. Having an average childhood while roaming the streets of the hidden town, Ruben grew up in a simple home with two married parents and no siblings. It was a somewhat lonely time for time, but he was known as a social kid. The biggest thing that most children would remember Ruben for was his dumb stunt one summer at Camp Bearfoot. There were a lot of different options to jump into the water, but Ruben wanted to show off, so he did just that by getting rushed to the hospital within the same few hours of jumping off one of the high railings at the waterfront. The summer before high school, Ruben's parents sat him down and explained they both got jobs in a big city. They explained it would be a wonderful experience, and he would make many new amazing friends. They tried their best to sugarcoat the whole process and get their family to another city without issues. Experiencing such a different place for the first time, Ruben was known as a good kid back home, but that changed in his teenage years. His parents ended up divorcing in his early teen years after the move, and he decided to live full time with his mother after his father got right into a new relationship. Ruben could be more upset than his mother at this fault, and his mother started going to church even more because of it. His mother being single and working harder than ever, Ruben got into bad crowds and wanted to help his mother, but she wouldn't allow him to get a job. This outcome gave the young man the bright idea of selling illegal products in alleyways, parties, and anywhere he could not get caught. Being a dealer went on for months; he even would gaslight his mom and make her believe she miscounted her tip money at work. Emotionally, he knew his mother was suffering from the divorce, the betrayal, and finances all the time. She wouldn't get out, treat herself, or make new friends. She always would say that 'God has a plan for everyone, and he's testing me' or 'I need to focus on you more than anything right now.' She was in denial, and her son lying to her was probably not the best. Ruben ended up getting dropped off at his doorstep one night after being caught with illegal substances on him, tears in his eyes, and he was only seventeen at the time. The cop was a lifesaver in Ruben's mother's eyes since he came in and talked to the woman for two hours about it. He ended up explaining to Ruben that if he saw him selling anything on the streets again, he wouldn't hesitate to put him behind bars. Ruben's mother was keeping her emotions bottled up when the officer was in the home, but he left, and the watergates opened. Everything from cursing, asking God where she went wrong, and bringing up his father cheating, his mother needed answers on why her son was doing illegal things. This experience got Ruben to stop since he didn't want to disappoint his mother. They ended up moving back to Sanctuary, Colorado. Ruben lived there till he graduated high school at 18. He instantly went to university, moving away, and trying to discover himself. During his four years of debt building, Ruben found himself with a bachelor's in culinary and an associate's in baking and pastry. Deciding not to move home right away, Ruben stayed away from Sanctuary since he didn't want to face his mother or the rest of his family from his mess up in his teen years. He was scared of his grandparent's opinion of him, so he stayed away. Ruben wanted to become a chef after the divorce. He cooked for his mother almost every night. Ruben would repeatedly create dishes and recipes till he was a top student. He did this even to prove that he didn't need a recipe to make something 'perfect' in a sense. After graduation, he moved to New York after accepting a high-end job as an apprentice chef. Being twenty-two and working at a high-end job, Ruben ended up getting into bad crowds once again. Old habits die hard? The bad crowds did not affect him for the first couple of years while he worked his way up in the kitchen. Finally, he became another restaurant's Deputy chef and stayed in that position for a few years. He started to drink more, a lot more, and during his daily calls with his mother. She stated that, 'he was turning out like his father', which caused the two to argue. He ended up not talking to his mother for almost two years. No one heard anything from him at this time, he lost his jobs, and his mother still thinks he went to prison for substance abuse. He won't tell anyone about those two years, but he moved back to Sanctuary at twenty -seven. Getting his life back around, he decided to go back into cooking, so he started at the Fox Hole Tavern a little over two years ago. Ruben began working at the place as a shifter, where he worked full time, but he did multiple different things. Whatever the boss needed (a cook, a waiter, a busboy, etc...) Since late May of 2021, he has been the head chef at the place he works and he is loving it. Some people even comment how he smiles more which makes him smile even more. [/hider] [color=955295]miscellaneous[/color] [hider=Ruben's place] [img]https://data.whicdn.com/images/291415645/original.jpg[/img] This house was built sometime in the early 1800s and has been in the Dotson family's name since. Ruben inherited the house when the divorce hit, but he didn't receive full ownership till twenty, but he had no plans for it since he was in college. This abandonment didn't leave the house in any harsh condition, since his mother's parents would keep up on it when they could (fixing major damages.) Because they believed Ruben would move back one day, which he did. Ruben decided he liked the look of the overgrowth and never took it off, he doesn't really bring anyone here anyways and he lives in the middle of nowhere in the mountains. [/hider] [hider=Animals] Ruben will only say that he has one pet, Dingo, the german shepherd. If anyone went to his property, he has multiple stray cats that he feeds. He has even gone so far as to build tiny insulated houses that he put on the side-to-back yard of the house. He will say that none of the animals around his place are his except Dingo, but he allows the animals to come in and out as they please through the doggy doors and has multiple occasions where he has fallen asleep on his couch petting the kittens and stray cats. There have been occasions where stray dogs will arrive at his place. Ruben allows the dogs to stay around till missing posters appear or they leave by themselves. He might not show it or even admit it, but he feels too guilty to send them to the pound. Technically, Ruben has three dogs, including Dingo and a dozen cats. [img]https://get.wallhere.com/photo/cat-anime-artwork-dog-nose-baby-animals-bokeh-Siberian-Husky-skin-puppy-mammal-vertebrate-close-up-dog-like-mammal-262993.jpg[/img] [/hider] [url=https://www.ramtrucks.com/content/dam/fca-brands/na/ramtrucks/en_us/2022/ram-1500/eco-diesel/desktop/MY22-EcoDiesel-Gallery-Preview-2.jpg]2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel[/url] [/center] [/hider] [hider=Not yet introduced characters] [hider=Marcus Dotson] [center] Marcus Dotson [img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ec/76/a1/ec76a1e170cbee9ad8f5aaed27075944.jpg[/img] Birthday July 30th, 2004 Age 17 Occupation Social Media influencer (Instagram and Tiktok profile) Up to 15k followers on both platforms combined. Short Bio: Marcus Dotson is the younger cousin of Micah "Ruben" Dotson. His father was born and raised in Sanctuary before going to college and getting a career job out of state. This led this side of the Dotson family to be born and raised in big cities, and Marcus started his music career at a young age. It began with piano lessons, moving to guitar, and playing a few other instruments while working on his voice. He became a musician and stuck to it with his natural talent, joining the pep band in high school, and getting scholarships to further his music career through university. At the age of fifteen, he decided to make an Instagram and Tiktok account focused on his journey through songwriting, playing different instruments, and doing live streams to talk and play for his followers. For the past few years, he has gained a following and reached up to almost 15K between the two platforms. Though, he started to take a route that his ancestors had. The Dotson, primarily the men, was known for getting in trouble, becoming drunks after 21, and quickly getting into bad crowds. Marcus's parents told him that he was becoming like his uncles and cousin Micah. That he needed to be more like his own father and stay on a good path, but he wasn't going to listen to his parents. This caused his parents to send him back to Sanctuary to live with his cousin Micah and see what happens after you 'fail' in life. They want to scare the teenager into not going down a route since he doesn't want to go to university anymore, and he has been seen too many times in the streets and started to get into fights with other kids at school. They hope that Ruben can straighten Marcus out and get him a job since the young man won't listen to them. He is considered a troublemaker and a nuisance at home. This upbringing has caused Marcus to have a rowdy and unhealthy behavior with most adults (maybe an authority issue, a bit one could say?) [/center] [/hider] [hider=Louis Dotson] [center]Name Louis "Lou" Dotson [img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/21/10/2e/21102e9beb61eaf5e14443ed4611f081.jpg[/img] Birthday January 13th, 2010 Age 10 Occupation Being a child. Short Bio Louis "Lou" Dotson is officially the youngest member of the Dotson family. He tends to be a quiet kid and skeptical about new people. This behavior could have formed from being raised in a big city and having extremely busy parents that had no time for him or his brother. This caused the youngster to listen to music, especially his brother's homemade productions. They were forcing Marcus to go to Sanctuary to get away from the city life; they decided to offload Lou onto his cousin Micah as well. Their parents were beginning to think Lou might have mental issues or development issues since he doesn't talk or care to socialize. He will sit there for hours listening to music - In reality, this behavior is because both parents don't give him enough attention. [This will be shown through healthy development living with someone who pays attention, aka their grandparents and/or Micah, hopefully] Misc. Tubby [hider=Tubby 1-4] There are four 'Tubby's' for all different occasions. The two bigger ones tend to stay around the house and inside while the smallest one is his travel buddy that he carries everywhere. [img]https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1xYcFgb5YBuNjSspoq6zeNFXak.jpg[/img] [/hider] [/center] [/hider] [/hider]