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Current I turned 40 recently. Nothing happened, no crisis or anything. Turns out it's just another year.
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HANNA WILLIAMSON


β–ˆ act one: way down we go
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Hanna kept on smiling at it all. It was strangely satisfying to take part of this endeavor, already. She was taken back by the thought or reaction to her own state of mind. This was just the right refresher, the breather, the break she needed from that fucking cesspool of a city she came from. Being near to Jack felt oddly natural, as if they had met a hundred times before this moment. There was a kind of mutual understanding of whatever atmosphere they were in, or perhaps the attitude towards it. Hanna flung a quick glance at the bartender and ordered a drink: "Vodka Orange, please." She said and turned her attention right back at the close company. "Yeah, fuck Meir, creeping up on people like that." Hanna said and threw the guy a wink along with a playful smirk. She clearly followed up on Jack's jumpiness and tried to lighten the atmosphere with a little friendly banter. Her attention was all theirs for a few seconds before everyone that were invited seemingly welled in all at the same time. "I hope so. Looking this good ain't easy, you know." She responded, lightheartedly, to Meir while receiving her drink from the bartender.

Hanna was distracted by Jack's musings and conversation with the bartender. She had a tendency to stare at people and observe their emotional state. Hanna's eyes sailed between Jack and the bartender in their conversation about a person who worked or works there. Maya, huh... Hanna thought to herself. Ever since some point back in school, a point that Hanna could not recall, there had been some looming suspicion that Jack's taste leaned heavily towards the home team. The thought sprung to Hanna's mind again, as it had back then. Although, she had an entirely different attitude towards it this time around. Ever since her fifteen minutes of fame while cheating on her boyfriend with a chick, it had become ever so apparent that Hanna did not mind intimacy with either team.

A familiar ruckus interrupted the moment. Those well loved and perhaps hated colors could only be sported properly by one man, and one man only. Hanna had plenty of crazy experiences and memories with the old gang, for better and worse, but none of them quite measured up to the shit this guy did back in the days. "OH MY GOD, yes!" Hanna exclaimed with overwhelming excitement almost jumped into Connor's arms for a warm hug. The sensational dopamine burst easily distracted Hanna's simple brain from noticing many of the other familiar faces that slipped into the place during the fleeting moments. "This guy had brain damage long before we graduated," Hanna chuckled at Jack's snappy response. "Maybe a bit tight around the waist. Dad bod already, huh? Kinda hot, though." Hanna smiled and returned to her seat next to Jack, taking a sip from her drink.

It was difficult for Hanna to miss Freya's entrance, seeing as they spoke or met almost every week back in NYC through work. However, in that mundane although welcome sight of a familiar face, Hanna noticed some kind of reaction in Meir when the Norse Goddess entered. Despite not being a mind reader or witch of famous kind, Hanna was emotionally smart enough to see that something positive yet distressing happened in the poor boy. "What's with you, Meir? You look nervous." Hanna said and took another sip of her drink, eyes intently starting at Meir. "My former so called friends aren't coming to this, so no need to worry."

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Okay, I'll let this sit for a bit more before putting up an OOC. Hopefully, we've got some lurkers here that want to see the full thing before deciding anything.
Bump. We staying healthy? My time perception is wonky as fuck. Feels like the IC started 2 weeks ago.
Fixed some typos and spelling shit in my post. Jesus, writing is really down the toilet after some time away.

@Sweven7
Awesome.
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HANNA WILLIAMSON


β–ˆ act one: way down we go
NYC β–Έ p. johnson's
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Instances of disruption were far and few between. Perhaps that feeling was a byproduct of mental apathy associated with Hanna’s chosen profession, if one could call it that. Every day was outlandishly stuffed with disruptions to the point that all of it just dissolved into a nasty slush of goo. She barely noticed it, or not until something more robust came along. That dreaded thingβ€”or maybe a much needed reliefβ€”of seeing old faces and habits again was creeping ever so closer. Why had she agreed to it in the first place? Not even the most prestigious historian could answer that. Hanna’s manager insisted on participation because it would positively affect her brand. The man knew his trade and the business well enough to make that distinction. Also, the fact that one of the more generous sponsors of Hanna’s online presence was presumably attending indicated that listening to the manager was a wise decision.

β€œAnything else?” Hanna asked. The call had gone on for a while. It was mostly a routine meeting with Paul Bateman, Hanna’s manager and PR consultant.
β€œThere’s the Delton reunion thing next week.” Paul said.
β€œShit,... I forgot about that.”
β€œI RSPV’d you and booked a flight to Portland. Can you drive from there?”
β€œSure, and this is absolutely necessary?” Hanna muttered.
β€œI thought you said you wanted to go?”
β€œYeah, because you said it’s good for my brand.”
β€œIt is. Snap a few grams and do some silly dances with your old classmates for TikTok. It shows that you value those times that everyone has such bizarre nostalgia for, even if they hated it.”
β€œI wasn’t exactly nice to people there.”
β€œThat doesn’t matter. You have changed and you’re nice now, even to the nerds and the weirdos. That’s the spin. It will do wonders for your metrics.”
β€œMmkay,... are you sure about this?”
β€œHanna, you don’t pay me the big bucks to guess and not be sureβ€”just trust me. Besides, didn’t you and Brigham go to the same school? If she is going, then you almost have a contractual obligation to go. She puts a lot of food on your table. I’m sure I don’t need to remind you.”
Paul’s usual preaching and delegating began to show its ugly face.
β€œI know, I’m going.” Hanna said and hung up, like a spoiled child being scolded about the right thing to do.

That week went by fast. Hanna had managed to speak to her parents about the spectacle she had to engage with. They were elated to have her home again for a couple of nights. However, the offer came with the stern stipulation that Hanna were to be β€˜friendly’, as they put it. The faults of young adulthood was a vicious bitch from which there was no escape and Hanna was deep in that vile grasp, being dragged down at every turn. Hanna sighed at the militaristic demand and just agreed. There was nothing she could say that would convince anyone of anything. She simply had to show that things were different now, to some degree. Hanna wondered: would anyone even notice let alone give her or themselves a chance to notice? All she could do was to think about it herself. After all, her own prejudices and memories of those she did remember were unaltered since that timeβ€”they were still in or out, as the old gang used to say.

The flight was uneventful. Hanna had spoken to Freyaβ€”or Brigham as Paul called herβ€”a bit leading up to the day of the thing. Seeing as their schedules were hectic and not particularly synchronized, Hanna thought it best to simply meet there instead of traveling together. Portland was as it had always been, it seemed. Hanna had been there on more than one occasion, just as every other kid from the Delton area who wanted to party or hang out in the city. The first bump in the road came with the car rental guy. Hanna had no idea what the fuck he was on about when it came to insurance, so she had to call Paul. It turned out that there was no misunderstanding or problemβ€”Hanna was just plain old stupid, a dumb bitch with no life experience, although nobody said it out loud. However, Hanna was not entirely unaware of this fact. When she managed to get everything in order, the drive to Delton was just as uneventful as the flight. She was not used to this kind of long range driving. Staying awake was a bit of a problem, but some music and a couple of energy drinks fixed it right up.

The first stop in Delton was her parents' house. Seeing as Hanna was an only child, it was a big deal when she came around these days. Her dad, Charles Williamson, took a chivalrous role by unpacking the car and carrying all of his daughter's luggage upstairs. Hanna had the typical chat with her mom, Hillary Williamson, about everything in NYC. There was about an hour before the actual thing at P. Johnson’s. Hanna indulged in some nostalgic things in her old roomβ€”pictures, the old diary, a couple of half broken phones that still worked somehow, and other memorabilia-sort of things. Jennifer and Madeleine were constantly on Hanna’s mind. She had not spoken with them in any meaningful way after high school, at least beyond the occasional ass licking on Instagram. Yet, there was some nostalgia there. Hanna does not deny who and what she was back then, but at least she has the capacity to be something else, unlike the other two of the old clique. She changed into a somewhat casual outfit for the eventβ€”all black, consisting of tight jeans, a top showing perhaps too much skin, and a leather jacket of some larger size that cut off by the waistline.

Hanna took the car downtown. She was not entirely aware of the time, but she arrived at P. Johnson’s somewhere between early and on time. A parking spot was not hard to find in this desolate shithole, she thought. Hanna had to take a moment in the car after powering down. There was some movement inside P. Johnson’s, which she assumed were people attending the thing, but there was no way to make out who they were. She took a few deep breaths and snapped a selfie. β€œHere we go” the caption read with the hashtag #highschoolreunion. Her following on Instagram had breached a million not so long ago, so getting a modest few likes within a minute was expected. She avoided looking into the place while approaching it at a fairly fast pace. Her stride was ever so catwalk-y, as you never knew who was watching. Almost barging inside, she caught the atmosphere at an awkward moment and stopped dead in her track. Jack was in middle of having a drink while Meir was standing behind her like a creep, not saying a word and caught up in fiddling with his phone. Everything sort of happened at the same timeβ€”the notification, the tagging, all of it. Hanna smirked, almost chuckling at the bizarre moment, swinging her eyes back and forth between Jack and Meir.

β€œYou okay there, Meir?” Hanna said and allowed that chuckle to escape. Good God, she remembered his name, and hers too. How was that even possible? Especially his, seeing as Hanna had not been the nicest of persons to him. Or, rather, in her own defense, it was the other two skanks who were mean to himβ€”but he probably did not see it that way. Hanna stepped forward in a much slower, relaxed pace and placed herself besides Jack.

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@Eleven
Fuck yes, they'd get a long well. I'd be down for Hanna being one of many influencer connections for the magazine, focusing on promoting the fashion through social media and events in the city. Maybe Freya's mom helped Hanna to get started and really get things going? That'd really deepen the connection between the two. So, Hanna and Freya would have something like weekly contact with each other, or at least bi-weekly if not only for business reasons.
@OdinYeah, no, she'd be too dumb to know that.

@nodogsAlright, that sounds good to me. Are we getting some kind of character sheet extension for all these character relation notes and character 'trivia'?

@banjoanjo
Indeed, the hypocrisy is immense. I think I'll try some kind of mini-redemption arc for the Hanna/Sara interaction, going back to that specific issue.

WILLIAM@Gisk
I think I'll just have Hanna to have been a casual 'fan' of William's. Digging his vibe, style, looks, repost his stuff on social mediaβ€”all that shit. This doesn't necessarily have to involve a personal interaction, though. Maybe this is something?
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jack probably wouldn't have minded talking to hanna during classes (especially the boring ones) but would've withheld some judgement about the company she kept. maybe after the house party jack was more noticeably absent from their conversations, being secretive about her own sexuality at the time and not wanting the association. whenever hanna was with her friends jack would've probably avoided her.


Ah, so after the incident where Hanna cheated on her boyfriend with a chick, Jack became paranoid about association by proxy. I get it, that's good. Would Hanna know about Jack's sexuality somehow, even if just suspecting?

To get the character relations thing started, I've gone through everyone's sheets to see if there's something to pick up on. Feel free to just turn these downβ€”they're just initial ideas to break the ice. If you have something completely different in mind for my character, I'm all ears.

LUCAS@Mao Mao
I'm thinking that Hanna's boyfriend at the time, Jonathan Robson, "leaked" the dating profile. His typical jock buddies probably had a field day with that. Hanna would've had some kind of issue with Jonathan doing it, but never said anything. It would definitely be something she remembers.

CONNOR@Sweven7
Well, the jock-sports type was the primary dating target of the 'mean girls', so perhaps there is a connection here unless I've completely misunderstood Connor as a character. If the connection wasn't directly with Hanna, then maybe through her boyfriend at the time, who would've been part of that crowd and sports types.

FREYA@Eleven
Hanna definitely knows of Freya, somehow. Perhaps even after Delton? Seeing as both of them live in NY. I don't know where to start the connection, though. There is quite a few strings to use here, especially this one "Although she often hung around her elitist clique...". I'm thinking Hanna and her buddies belong to that title.

BENJAMIN@Odin
Ben probably flew under Hanna's radar, yes? Unless you want a specific connection with her.

MEIR@Salsa Verde
I'm thinking that Meir was a target to Hanna's buddies. It seems pretty evident. But, Hanna was definitely the most passive of them, so she probably didn't bully Meir directly, but she didn't stop it either.

GENESIS@fledermaus
Genny and Hanna probably know each other through house parties. It seems like the most likely places that they've sort of met, or rather Hanna taking note of Genny's partying habits. That vodka barf on the quarterback would've put her on Hanna's radar for sureβ€”as a fun thing, though.

JENNA@davefromdiscord
Maybe that bitch Jenna messed up was one of Hanna's buddies? Jennifer Elkmann or Madeleine Otten, the 'mean girls'. That baiting tactic they used on Jenna sounds like something one of these two would do. Anyway, this might be something, if you're up for it.

SARA@banjoanjo
Sara was probably a target to Hanna's buddies. Bathroom encounters? Hanna would probably have picked up on the dyke rumor and attacked it, being quite insecure about her own sexuality at the time.

JACK@nodogs
My creative juice ran out. Help me out here. Hanna would've been pretty apathetic herself, so maybe her and Jack rolled their eyes out at the same shit in class or student gatherings?

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