Mao Mao

Growing Up | It's Anything But Simple

Derreck Richard Howell

It had been almost two weeks since he arrived at San Francisco, looking for things to do and questions to answer. Derreck soon found The Daffodil Building and saw that the last room was for rent. With the cheap price, that he can pay until he gets a job, he got the room and moved in. At first, he wasn't interested in talking to the people; but, he knew that he needed people that knew the city well. And he also needed to make some new friends. San Francisco, California wasn't like Austin, Texas. San Francisco is almost surrounded by water, while Austin only had one lake and river. San Francisco is a very liberal city, their LGBT-friendly history is proof of that, while Austin is more conservative. It was one of the reasons why his friends and teachers from Austin questioned him about going to San Francisco; but, they didn't change his mind at all.

He closed his brand new laptop, that his parents brought him for his move, and moved it away from him. He placed his earphones on top of the closed laptop and got up from his chair. He stretched his arms and hands as he had been typing for most of the day on an essay about the Industrial Revolution. But, he didn't want to think about the essay until he turns it in and gets his results. The Galaxy S5 was laying on his bed as Derreck grabbed it and saw the missed text message from Natasha.

Back, at the Mighty Bean. We're leaving for Disneyland today right? Who's riding with me?

Derreck had totally forgot about the trip to Disneyland and grabbed his phone, earphones, and his wallet as he tried to rush out of his room. He didn't really know Natasha or the other roommates, but this trip was a great opportunity to meet everyone. He made sure that he looked good as he looked at the mirror before he started to pack his things (stuff that he needed for the trip) in a suitcase and then left A1. He walked down the stairs and walked passed the people in The Mighty Bean Café. Derreck always forgot that he lived above a café; but, he was interested in a job at the place. Their coffee wasn't the best, but the pay would be good enough and he didn't have to waste more money on a taxi or a public bus.

Now, he was outside of his apartment and walked towards the parking lot. He didn't know what he was going to do for a ride until he saw Natasha nearby her car. Derreck didn't want to walk to her and ask her for a ride, it would felt awkward, he reached for his phone and send out a text to her and made sure that she couldn't see him nearby the parking lot. Then, he waited for her to answer.

Hey, do you still have room left for me?

Growing Up | It's Anything But Simple

@The Spectre is your guy 19 or 24 because the DOB and age don't match up and I'm confused XD

@Charnobylisk

Oops! I have fixed it now, he's 19 years old now! By the way, I am block for the chat. Could you unblock me, Lady Amalthea/someone who made the chat?

Growing Up | It's Anything But Simple

Derreck Richard Howell

Derreck Richard Howell

_{"Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny."
-C.S. Lewis}

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Name

Derreck Richard Howell

Nickname

The Historian, The Librarian

Birth Date

04, November 1996

Age

Nineteen

Gender

Male

Sexuality

Questioning

Relationship Status

Single

Occupation

He's current interested in getting a job at the The Mighty Bean Café as a waiter.

Apartment Number

1A

Major

History

Minor

Journalism

In Depth Appearance

Derreck is often mistaken as being older because of the lack of hair and his tired eyes. His black beard is often trimmed and he won't let the beard go beyond the neckline. The dark brown eye color is often mistaken as if his eyes were black, if someone sees him far away. He's a tall guy, reaching 6'7", and his body is healthy as he tries to go to the guy once a day for a couple hours.

He doesn't have a ton of outfits to select and wear each day of the week. He would wear casual outfits around his friends or at his apartment room. When he is at the university, he would dress professionally in a leather jacket with jeans and a neat pair of shoes. He doesn't go overboard unless he's going somewhere special like a meeting. As for his workout outfit, he would just wear a tank shirt with shorts and a pair of tennis shoes.

A sleeve tattoo of a Japanese demon covers his right arm. But, many people won't known that he has a single tattoo because he always covers it unless he's at the gym.

M Y Q U I R K S

Habits | Quirks | Oddities

• Bites pencils and pens while he's working or bored
• Loves talking about politics and history to people
• Believes that there's more than one God
• Whistles loudly when he's alone or bored
• Snorts while he's laughing very hard.

Hobbies

• Writing
• Reading
• Drawing
• Running
• Zumba
• Playing the violin

Likes

• History
• Politics
• Watching TV shows
• Reading novels
• Going to the gym
• Video games
• Music

Dislikes

• Driving
• Irresponsible and childish behavior
• Fast food
• Lazy people
• Being interrupted by someone

Fears

• Driving
• Heights
• Failure

Personality

♦ Hardworking ♦ Complex ♦ Genuine ♦ Blunt ♦

If there's one thing that you need to know about Derreck, it would be that he's a hard worker. Either forcing on homework or helping out his friends with cooking, he will finish it and put care into it. That doesn't mean that he will try to make it perfect; however, he doesn't want it to be too perfect. And the work that he puts into can be almost anything. Friends and family members often call him a complex person, because he is difficult to understand and predict.

Despite his complex personality, he's genuine towards his friends and especially family members. Derreck is one of those people, who would tell his friend that their shirt doesn't match with their pants. However, that could also mean that he can get too honest with people, including people that he doesn't like at all. He can become blunt and genuine at the same time and often enough the message gets mixed up. It either ends with the person being confused or very upset.

Overall, Derreck can be a kind, honest person; but, he's too complex and blunt without knowing or caring.

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D E F I N I N G M Y P A S T

History

As the middle child of another sibling, life was already tough for both the mother and father as they tried to make it in Atlanta. When he was four, he realized that he couldn't get anything that he wanted because the money that his parents was barely enough to pay everything that they needed. He enjoyed drawing and books often, because the family wasn't able to get a television.

Life soon changed for the family as the father finally got a job in Texas, working in the oil fields. They made the long trip to Austin and settled in their life. Derreck and his other sibling realized that the move was the best opinion as their father came home with a check worth $14,000. After paying the bills, the mother brought home their first television and computer.

Derreck wasn't as amazed as his older sibling was about the television and kept to his books and drawings. But, he soon grew to like some shows that would air weekly especially the History channel. History was an interesting subject for Derreck and soon took trips to the public library to check out books about the history of countries and people. Because of his interest in history, he began to write and then he grew to love politics as well.

At his high school, he passed both English and History classes throughout his four years. His teachers asked that he looked into universities that offered History and some sort of writing major. So, he did and found the University of San Francisco. His teachers questioned the location, because the city (and the state) were very liberal compared to Texas. But, he wanted to 'explore' the country and the West Coast was a 'great place to start'.

His family supported Derreck's decision and helped him with his application to the university. They waited for the notification letter to arrive and they got it before his senior year ended. That was when he left from Austin to San Francisco for a fresh start in his life. With his family's money, he managed to get a place at The Daffodil Building, an apartment.

He arrived at a new place in a new city with none of his friends, hoping that he has a better life.

---

M I S C .

Extra

My favorite activity is to draw.

Anything Else

Derreck knew several friends, that were on his high school's marching band, and they taught him how to play the violin. He got his own and took it with him to San Francisco. And he likes to dance often and took Zumba class at his gym.

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Growing Up | It's Anything But Simple

Alright, I am done with the sheet. Let me know if there are any mistakes.

Derreck Richard Howell

Derreck Richard Howell

_{"Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny."
-C.S. Lewis}

---

Name

Derreck Richard Howell

Nickname

The Historian, The Librarian

Birth Date

04, November 1992

Age

Nineteen

Gender

Male

Sexuality

Questioning

Relationship Status

Single

Occupation

He's current interested in getting a job at the The Mighty Bean Café as a waiter.

Apartment Number

1A

Major

History

Minor

Journalism

In Depth Appearance

Derreck is often mistaken as being older because of the lack of hair and his tired eyes. His black beard is often trimmed and he won't let the beard go beyond the neckline. The dark brown eye color is often mistaken as if his eyes were black, if someone sees him far away. He's a tall guy, reaching 6'7", and his body is healthy as he tries to go to the guy once a day for a couple hours.

He doesn't have a ton of outfits to select and wear each day of the week. He would wear casual outfits around his friends or at his apartment room. When he is at the university, he would dress professionally in a leather jacket with jeans and a neat pair of shoes. He doesn't go overboard unless he's going somewhere special like a meeting. As for his workout outfit, he would just wear a tank shirt with shorts and a pair of tennis shoes.

A sleeve tattoo of a Japanese demon covers his right arm. But, many people won't known that he has a single tattoo because he always covers it unless he's at the gym.

M Y Q U I R K S

Habits | Quirks | Oddities

• Bites pencils and pens while he's working or bored
• Loves talking about politics and history to people
• Believes that there's more than one God
• Whistles loudly when he's alone or bored
• Snorts while he's laughing very hard.

Hobbies

• Writing
• Reading
• Drawing
• Running
• Zumba
• Playing the violin

Likes

• History
• Politics
• Watching TV shows
• Reading novels
• Going to the gym
• Video games
• Music

Dislikes

• Driving
• Irresponsible and childish behavior
• Fast food
• Lazy people
• Being interrupted by someone

Fears

• Driving
• Heights
• Failure

Personality

♦ Hardworking ♦ Complex ♦ Genuine ♦ Blunt ♦

If there's one thing that you need to know about Derreck, it would be that he's a hard worker. Either forcing on homework or helping out his friends with cooking, he will finish it and put care into it. That doesn't mean that he will try to make it perfect; however, he doesn't want it to be too perfect. And the work that he puts into can be almost anything. Friends and family members often call him a complex person, because he is difficult to understand and predict.

Despite his complex personality, he's genuine towards his friends and especially family members. Derreck is one of those people, who would tell his friend that their shirt doesn't match with their pants. However, that could also mean that he can get too honest with people, including people that he doesn't like at all. He can become blunt and genuine at the same time and often enough the message gets mixed up. It either ends with the person being confused or very upset.

Overall, Derreck can be a kind, honest person; but, he's too complex and blunt without knowing or caring.

---

D E F I N I N G M Y P A S T

History

As the middle child of another sibling, life was already tough for both the mother and father as they tried to make it in Atlanta. When he was four, he realized that he couldn't get anything that he wanted because the money that his parents was barely enough to pay everything that they needed. He enjoyed drawing and books often, because the family wasn't able to get a television.

Life soon changed for the family as the father finally got a job in Texas, working in the oil fields. They made the long trip to Austin and settled in their life. Derreck and his other sibling realized that the move was the best opinion as their father came home with a check worth $14,000. After paying the bills, the mother brought home their first television and computer.

Derreck wasn't as amazed as his older sibling was about the television and kept to his books and drawings. But, he soon grew to like some shows that would air weekly especially the History channel. History was an interesting subject for Derreck and soon took trips to the public library to check out books about the history of countries and people. Because of his interest in history, he began to write and then he grew to love politics as well.

At his high school, he passed both English and History classes throughout his four years. His teachers asked that he looked into universities that offered History and some sort of writing major. So, he did and found the University of San Francisco. His teachers questioned the location, because the city (and the state) were very liberal compared to Texas. But, he wanted to 'explore' the country and the West Coast was a 'great place to start'.

His family supported Derreck's decision and helped him with his application to the university. They waited for the notification letter to arrive and they got it before his senior year ended. That was when he left from Austin to San Francisco for a fresh start in his life. With his family's money, he managed to get a place at The Daffodil Building, an apartment.

He arrived at a new place in a new city with none of his friends, hoping that he has a better life.

---

M I S C .

Extra

My favorite activity is to draw.

Anything Else

Derreck knew several friends, that were on his high school's marching band, and they taught him how to play the violin. He got his own and took it with him to San Francisco. And he likes to dance often and took Zumba class at his gym.

---

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

Wait, there's a wiki? I guess that you have to add one more into the wanted page. The Kingdom of Netherlands. I would help out, but I don't know how it works.

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Derreck Richard Howell

_{"Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny."
-C.S. Lewis}

---

Name

Derreck Richard Howell

Nickname

The Historian, The Librarian

Birth Date

04, November 1992

Age

Nineteen

Gender

Male

Sexuality

Questioning

Relationship Status

Single

Occupation

He rather focus on getting his major and minor before going into the work force.

Apartment Number

1A

Major

History

Minor

Journalism

In Depth Appearance

Derreck is often mistaken as being older because of the lack of hair and his tried eyes. His black beard is often trimmed and he won't let the beard go beyond the neckline. The dark brown eye color is often mistaken as if his eyes were black, if someone sees him far away. He's a tall guy, reaching 6'7", and his body is healthy as he tries to go to the guy once a day for a couple hours.

He doesn't have a ton of outfits to select and wear each day of the week. He would wear casual outfits around his friends or at his apartment room. When he is at the university, he would dress professionally in a leather jacket with jeans and a neat pair of shoes. He doesn't go overboard unless he's going somewhere special like a meeting. As for his workout outfit, he would just wear a tank shirt with shorts and a pair of tennis shoes.

A sleeve tattoo of a Japanese demon covers his right arm. But, many people won't known that he has a single tattoo because he always covers it unless he's at the gym.

M Y Q U I R K S

Habits | Quirks | Oddities

• Bites pencils and pens while he's working or bored
• Loves talking about politics and history to people
• Believes that there's more than one God
• Whistles loudly when he's alone or bored
• Snorts while he's laughing very hard.

Hobbies

• Writing
• Reading
• Drawing
• Running
• Zumba
• Playing the violin

Likes

• History
• Politics
• Watching TV shows
• Reading novels
• Going to the gym
• Video games
• Music

Dislikes

• Driving
• Irresponsible and childish behavior
• Fast food
• Lazy people
• Being interrupted by someone

Fears

• Driving
• Heights
• Failure

Personality

♦ Hardworking ♦ Complex ♦ Genuine ♦ Blunt ♦

If there's one thing that you need to know about Derreck, it would be that he's a hardworker. Either forcing on homework or helping out his friends with cooking, he will finish it and put care into it. That doesn't mean that he will try to make it perfect; however, he doesn't want it to be too perfect. And the work that he puts into can be almost anything. Friends and family members often call him a complex person, because he is difficult to understand and predict.

Despite his complex personality, he's genuine towards his friends and especially family members. Derreck is one of those people, who would tell his friend that their shirt doesn't match with their pants. However, that could also mean that he can get too honest with people including people that he doesn't like at all. He can become blunt and genuine at the same time and often enough the message gets mixed up. It either ends with the person being confused or very upset.

Overall, Derreck can be a kind, honest person; but, he's too complex and blunt without knowing or caring.

---

D E F I N I N G M Y P A S T

History

As the middle child of another sibling, life was already tough for both the mother and father as they tried to make it in Atlanta. When he was four, he realized that he couldn't get anything that he wanted because the money that his parents was barely enough to pay everything that they needed. He enjoyed to draw and books often, because the family wasn't able to get a television.

Life soon changed from the family as the father finally got a job in Texas, working at the oil fields. They made the long trip to Austin and settled in their life. Derreck and his other sibling realized that the move was the best opinion as their father came home with a check worth $14,000. After paying the bills, the mother brought home their first television and computer.

Derreck wasn't as amazed as his older sibling was about the television and kept to his books and drawings. But, he soon grew to like some shows that would air weekly especially the History channel. History was an interesting subject for Derreck and soon took trips to the public library to check out books about the history of countries and people. Because of his interest in history, he began to write and then he grew to love politics as well.

At his high school, he passed both English and History classes throughout his four years. His teachers asked that he looked into universities that offered History and some sort of writing major. So, he did and found the University of San Francisco. His teachers questioned the location, because the city (and the state) were very liberal compared to Texas. But, he wanted to 'explore' the country and the West Coast was a 'great place to start'.

His family supported Derreck's decision and helped him with his application to the university. They waited for the notification letter to arrive and they got it before his senior year ended. That was when he left from Austin to San Francisco for a fresh start to his life. With his family's money, he managed to get a place at The Daffodil Building, an apartment.

He arrived as a new place in a new city with none of his friends, hoping that he has a better life.

---

M I S C .

Extra

My favorite activity is to draw.

Anything Else

Derreck knew several friends, that were on his high school's marching band, and they taught him how to play the violin. He got his own and took it with him to San Francisco. And he likes to dance often and took Zumba class at his gym.

---

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^{"A man has always to be busy with his thoughts if anything is to be accomplished." - Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 1632-1723}

Nation's Full Name
Kingdom of the Netherlands

Leader's Full Name
Cathelijne Eektimmerman

History of the Netherlands (1925-Present)
The Great War that brought terror and horror to the entire world had ended, but at what cost? Europe was devastated for the long war, the Netherlands was thankfully spared from the horrors of the trenches, of heavy bombardments, and tons of dead soldiers. That didn't mean that the war went by unnoticed. The Netherlands was faced with tons of issues that still affects the country to this very day.

At the start of the war, they made it clear that the country wanted to be remain neutral. The surrounding countries respected that wish; but as the war was getting worst, rumors began to surface that Britain planned to invade the country. To ensure that Britain or any other country invades, the Netherlands mobilized their army as two hundred thousand men marched to fortresses like the Waterlinie and the Defense Line of Amsterdam. The navy they started to patrol in the waters of the Dutch East Indies

The German Empire soon invaded Luxembourg and Belgium to invade Northern France. The German General Governorate of Belgium was established by the German Empire as about one million Belgians fled to the Netherlands. The government started on building small camps for refugees all over the Netherlands. Refuge relief was a major financial burden—costing 37 million Guilders.

Then, there were blockades all over the English Channel, the North Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. As a trading nation, the Netherlands was hit the hardest with the blockades and trade restrictions. Rationing and Bread coupons were introduced after refugees came into the country from Belgium. The allied nations put heavy restrictions on the Netherlands, because they were still trading with the German Empire. They even tried to stop trading between the nations, but their attempts failed.

And their colonies (mainly the Dutch East Indies) were forced to close off trading with Europe and tried to trade in their own region instead. Shortages in the Netherlands rose as cotton, tobacco, tea and pepper were harder to get. Many colonists rose against the government as the war was taking too long to finish. The economy from both the colonies and the mainland suffered until the war ended. The 'Great War' lasted for a long time as it became more pointless.

When the war finally ended in 1925, many people didn't know what was going to happen to the world now. Britain hid from the world, Germany was fighting against their own revolution, France was in ruins, and the powerful Austria-Hungarian Empire fell apart. The Dutch government started trading with the nations, in hopes of putting the broken pieces of Europe back together. However, the East Indies among with the rest of the Dutch colonies had revolted against their ruler.

The East Indies were annexed by the Empire of Japan, crushing all in hopes of regaining control of the colony. Netherlands is in a better position than it was fifty years since the war ended, but they are still fixing their economy. With the war between Spain and the Pan-African Empire going on, the Dutch government is watching the simulation and planning for the future.

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_{TABLE OF CONTENTS}

Character Sheets
Derreck Richard Howell ~ Growing Up | It's Anything But Simple

Owen Morris ~ Dead Zone

Kevin Wilson Ford ~ No Turning Back

Noah Ellis Castillo ~ STARLIGHT

Sebastiano Benedetti ~ 1920's Gangsters

Gabriela Del Rosario ~ Black Velvet Sky

Jake Elliott ~ Isolate

Ashton Hawkins ~ The Mundane

Hegedüs József ~ Behind the Burning Hills

Daifallah Habib ~ INCORPORATED: Capitalism Incarnate

Rol'Naaris vas Vaepal ~ Mass Effect: Underworld

Yamada Tokihiko ~ Fractured

Robert Wilson ~ The Time Pocket Lounge

Ishibashi Nobusuke ~ Alien: Desolation

Kaijosh Frakjess ~ Star Wars

Yanagita Shunji ~ Mass Effect Andromeda: Frontier

Chegal Yeong-Su ~ No Turning Back - Surviving the Abyss

Benton Haynes ~ First Contact in the Situation Room

Star-Lord ~ Ultimate One Universe: Season One

Black Panther ~ Ultimate One Universe: Season Two

Inque ~ Santa Celia

Roadhog ~ World of Light

Junkrat ~ World of Light

Scordoru ~ Primordial Uprising

Cinros ~ Primordial Uprising

Marius Faro ~ Mass Effect: Renegade

Lucas Watson ~ Oblivion.

Wonder Woman ~ Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within.

The Punisher ~ Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within.

Jaden Knapp ~ Shelter.

Gil ~ The Blighted Kingdom.

Kaijosh Frakjess ~ Star Wars: Legacies.

Razref Treselang ~ Star Wars: Legacies.

Nathan Bates ~ The Division | Mao Mao & Andreyichs.

The Movement ~ DC Universe: Genesis - Justice For All.

Nation Sheets
Kingdom of Netherlands ~ Precipice of War

Byzuaraia Empire ~ Fabula Elysia

Choedal Kingdoms ~ God and Country

The United Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland ~ Point of No Return

Union of the Free States of Atronia ~ Mutually Assured Destruction

Batigefalé Empire ~ Age of Nations

Titan Company ~ INCORPORATED: Capitalism Incarnate

California Republic ~ The American Spring

The Kingdom of Natubai ~ A New World: Fate of Albion

New California Republic ~ War Never Changes

Federation of Central America ~ Precipice of War

Flotilla ~ Ashes of the Old World

Quskoenia-Weshia Union ~ The Last Laugh

Song lyric game- explanation inside

Stand tall for the people of America
Stand tall for the man next door
We are free in the land of America
We ain't going down like this
Come on, now!

- Beast, Nico Vega

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

<Snipped quote by The Spectre>

It was rough grammatically. But through practice I'm sure that'll be worked out.

<Snipped quote by Pepperm1nts>

Then the last of the two I needed to know has spoken. I'd wait for Googer but he's trapped in a dead zone so will be unable to say. If he has any complaints I guess we'll fix those when he comes back.

So all that said: welcome aboard, feel free to post. Just remember that Communist activity in Europe will attract the ire of Spain. And on that, deus volt.

@Dinh AaronMk

Yeah, It's good to know feedback about my writing (you could say that I only got into writing and roleplaying at first to improve my grammar and spelling, but I fell in love with it). I hope that I can spend my time here to improve my grammar.

I am going to work on my first post.