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Richard Davis

“Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.” 
- George Gershwin

Name
Richard Alexander Davis

Nicknames
Rich

Age
29

Gender
Male

Occupation
Majority Shareholder & CEO of Davis Enterprises
Entrepreneur
Business Investor

Residency
Penthouse | Manhattan, New York Ciy, NY
Family Estate | Long Island, New York City, NY

Sexual Orientation
Heterosexual

Relationship Status
Taken* Richard will state clearly that it is a “complicated” open relationship.

Appearance
Richard Davis strikes many as a striking young man, a fact that presumes he is appealing to many— if his “resume” of former girlfriends and flings have anything to say it is that this is generally true. Richard sets in at about 5’8” and due to a fast metabolism has little issue with his physique, a fact that is only accented by his own fitness regiments that have developed his muscles. Richard is well groomed, though even when he isn’t it seems to not do anything against his favor. In recent years he has kept a small beard over past clean-shaven appearances and his hair itself is generally cut short. As for clothing, Rich prefers to wear higher end material but isn’t too prissy about clothes— as long as he has a buttoned shirt, casual wear, and occasionally a suit & tie to accent his expensive watch he doesn’t care too much.

“There are two things that are important in this world— and you’re looking at one of them.”

Personality
Richard has grown up his entire life in the shadow of his wealthy parents, a fact that has defined his personality. Growing up the son of a wealthy real estate mogul and a successful corporate lawyer, there were “standards” to keep within the Davis legacy— something that Richard would grow to tolerate despite his discontentment with. Though he tolerated these expectations later on, he did not start as such— having vibrant arguments with his parents over his lack of freedom and choice. But if it was just independence that Richard exhibited he would be far less toxic in reality; his upbringing fundamentally creating a myriad of personality flaws that are unpleasant in nature. This includes a fiery temper that comes out frighteningly violent— created from his father’s insistence on harsh discipline during Richard’s childhood. The son becomes the father, as it is said.

Both of Richard’s parents tried to instill conservative and religious values in him at a young age; a concept that just didn’t take. Richard has found himself in opposite company of that intent calling himself an agnostic atheist and not really caring about politics in general. A fact that would frustrate his deeply religious father and card carrying Republican Party mother— thus drawing more lines in the sand between parent and child. Despite these differences his parents still realized that Richard was quite intelligent; doing exceptionally well in the classroom despite not even trying— a fact that would only amaze them as he grew more and more independent with age. But his “natural” intelligence was not an excuse for Richard’s behaviors out of the classroom; a fact that Alexander Davis was not willing to allow going on in his household.

If anything can be classified as the most significant trait learned in his childhood for Richard it would probably be the significance and power of wealth. It became so ingrained in Richard’s mind that he found himself obsessed with money and began to inflate its value in his mind. If he was wealthy, independent, and smart he could do anything and he’d never feel so alone in the world. This extended to a tendency towards self-centered narcissism and opportunistic traits that became buried under his ability to charm, intrigue, and trick others— including women. Women became a relief for Richard, inflating his ego due to his striking appearance and thus only making his bad personality traits worse off. As he believes he is the only thing that is important he values the opinions of others lowly which results into a condescending attitude at times; though many don’t realize it due to his clever wording that he had just insulted them.

Likes
Himself
“High Art”
Independence
Money

Dislikes
Elitism
Interruptions
Politics
Religion

Strengths
Intelligent
Clever
Creative
Charming

Weaknesses
Condescending
Self-Absorbed
Greedy
Wroth

Fears
Losing Everything
Being Unintelligent

“You never really know what power feels like until you have the ability to swim in a pool full of money. It’s a wonderful thing.”

History
Richard Davis is one of several children from the union of Alexander Davis and Janet Schultz; the others being his sisters. As the only son, Alexander had many expectations for Richard as an “heir” and as a son; a fact that was evident by his parenting decisions throughout Richard’s life. The lessons didn’t turn out to be favorable results as Alexander Davis would learn; his and his wife’s grooming of their son resulting in much often the opposite result of what they wanted. Perhaps it was their lack of true care for setting him straight or an early desire for independence for why it failed, but regardless Richard took his talent for academics and began to try to path out his own way of life whilst he began to carefully navigate his parent’s expectations by high school as his financial aspirations grew more and more. He graduated at sixteen, and was featured a few times online for his escapades— escapades his parents eagerly silenced with their wealth and influence.

He set for Purdue initially, though his goals of fooling his father’s standards with an ivy league degree came later when he continued his academic pursuits at Stanford. Whilst he did just that, he also caught the eye of a young girl bearing the family name of Carrington; a family he was quite familiar with in reputation despite his father and mother consorting in different upper class circles. He found her interesting and perhaps one of the few he could relate to; he also found her attraction towards him as another way to fellate his ego. After Stanford he looked forward to “meeting” his family’s standards as well as moving forward with his own financial interests with a career as an “business investor and entrepreneur”. 

He wasn’t sure if he was going to join his father’s Real Estate empire, but eventually relented as his father assigned him a position under his own as Executive Vice President; an odd move that was criticized by others in the company but was written off. Months later, on a business trip to Germany tragedy struck his family— his father had perished in an incident in Berlin. Even more shocking (and ego-fellating) was that his father had left the majority of his shares to Richard as well as a lot of his financial fortune. 

He has since become one of the youngest CEO's and billionaires in the United States.

Life seems pretty good… even with a pregnant girlfriend.

Education
Purdue University
B.S. | Economics

Stanford University 
M.A. | Business

Favorite memory
The news getting to him of his father’s death in a car accident whilst abroad. Whilst some children would abhor this memory, Richard relishes in it and laughs at how it makes out. He is thankful that the inheritance of his father’s fortune and company fell on him— something the Master’s Degree was good for.

Least favorite memory
His father’s threats against his well-being, and probably the threat to disown him from inheritance— a fact that without his sisters interference may have came to be.

“I grew up with the idea that if I didn’t meet my father’s standards I’d end up penniless. So I met them and now that isn’t a worry.”

Birthday
December 10th, 1986

Astrological Sign
Scorpio

Social Media
Facebook - Richard Davis
Twitter - @Cinemont

“Sometimes I go to sleep at night and I feel empty. Then I wake up and laugh, because I have everything… don’t I?”

R E G I N A L D  C A R R I N G T O N

“He reminds me of someone I never thought I would have to face again. The press have given me a way to get an impression and I don’t like it. I don’t want to meet a mirror image of my father. My father is dead.”

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C A S S I O P E I A  C A R R I N G T O N

“I’ve seen it before— the calculated expectations, the stoic glare, the waves that come before the storm. How have I ended up dating a girl who has parents exactly like my own? Well, at least she isn’t a lawyer.”

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S A M A N T H A  C A R R I N G T O N

“Just another lucky artist. No talent or skill, just luck.”

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G A B R I E L  C A R R I N G T O N

“Don’t really know much about ‘Agent Carrington’. We’ll see.”

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D A N I E L  C A R R I N G T O N

“I was expected to go into Business or Law when I was barely out of high school. I have some respect for those who choose Law as a career; I didn’t ever have a taste for it.”

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R O W A N  C A R R I N G T O N

“Being afraid of ambition is what leads to failure.”

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T A T I A N A   C A R R I N G T O N

“I have no idea who this is.”

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O L I V E R  C A R R I N G T O N

"What will your character say out loud about them? Write it here."

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O L I V I A  C A R R I N G T O N

“She’s the kind of girl that I’d consider is worth marrying. Maybe. If she proves she deserves it.”

Richard Davis and Olivia Carrington have been in a relationship for a little over a year now, though it's been a bit complicated in recent months due to Olivia’s pregnancy. A pregnancy he’s tried to keep as obscure as possible and despite his lack of commitment to an exclusive relationship he knows very well how paparazzi and gossip columnists work given a few of his escapades as a teenager. Lining the pockets of “pseudo-journalists” has kept himself from receiving the ire of his mother’s wrath and most likely the Carrington’s themselves. He very much understand what kind of situation he is in and due to the issues in front of him he has begun to think what is the best move going forward— he’s got so much of his life left and he has to consider raising a child? Well, as much as raising a child constitutes to the upper class, perhaps. He’s pretty much decided to propose for engagement to Olivia privately before he meets her family, knowing full well what it’d be like to show up with a pregnant daughter with no ring on her finger.

That aside, Richard does feel a connection to Olivia Carrington beyond a simple attraction. This is probably due to their similar upbringing, intellectualism, and ambition. Her tolerance of him is also admirable to him given her weariness of their open relationship, her awareness of some of his personality flaws, and other factors. He feels like she’s an ideal partner not just for business but for romance— after all, if she can tolerate him at his worst then who could really be better for him? Lesser women have left him for less, and made him cynical towards relationships in general. 

A V E R Y  C A R R I N G T O N

“Soulmates is one of the worst pieces of American Literature I have ever read.”

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M A R I S O L  C A R R I N G T O N

“Models are the bottom-feeding members of the upper class.”

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C H A R L E S  C A R R I N G T O N

“He has a lot on his shoulders, I suppose. Similar to my youngest sister, Emily… sort of reminds me of her, too.”

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Janet Davis (ne. Schultz), 67 - Corporate Lawyer
Mother

Catherine Akerfeldt (ne. Davis), 35 - Child Psychologist
Sister

Nicole Davis, 32 - Corporate Lawyer
Sister

Richard Davis, 29 - CEO, Investor, and Entrepreneur 
N/A

Cassandra Davis, 25 - Orchestral Musician
Sister

Hannah Davis, 21 - Student (Economics)
Sister

Emily Davis, 18 - Student (TBD)
Sister
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