Just so I know what my expectations should be, is Whiteboroughs is a regular 4-year university and not like a 2-year community college right? I only ask because I have the latter image in my head, but it seems like everything is point towards the former.
I admire March's ability to simultaneously be anxious about everything while still taking everything in stride.
Anyway in more important news, my next post will likely come sometime next week. I wanna give others a chance to post (or see if they're still around), plus it's finals week for me so yaaaay!
Are the Misfits also from Beverly High or are the more all over the LA area and they mainly meet up in Santa Monica?
Also I'm always open to a good character discussion of how any of y'all's characters may know Jules and what relationship they may have had so always feel free to send things my way!
With everything set out and ready, Rebekah fidgeted and fussed with every item in the kitchen, making sure everything that either she or Sprouts would need would be within easy reach, pushing away all thoughts that what she was doing was totally inappropriate and how if this was her kitchen she'd have kicked herself out back to her mom to relearn her manners.
Thus when Cute Girl poked her head inside and started scolding her, Rebekah couldn't help but involuntarily jump like a cat seeing a cucumber. Startled, Rebekah faced Cute Girl and did a panicked salute, meeping out a hurried "Yes ma'am sorry sir ma'am I'll do my best!" But she didn't make a move out of the kitchen since Cute Girl also didn't exactly say that she couldn't help.
Which as it turned out, the Sprout ordered her to do just so by prepping the greens and the fruits the moment he rushed in, and since he was the head cook Rebekah couldn't possibly refuse him in any way, shape or form.
Giving a smarter salute to Sprouts than what she had done earlier, she confidently belted out a "You got it boss!" Being most confident in her knifework, she scraped out a menacing hiss as she honed a chef's knife with steel before gleefully getting to work slicing, dicing, and pruning whatever needed to be done. Still, prep work wasn't the most engaging of tasks and she had always enjoyed a certain amount of banter being flung around when she worked in a professional kitchen and knowing next to nothing about her fellow cook made her instantly blurt out "So Sprouts, where'd you learn to cook?"Relationship Scores
Cute Girl +75 Respect Rising Awkward Sprout +15 Oh thank god he can cook
@OliveYou Tbh do you boo, LA has a huge Korean presence. K-Town is pretty popping place. I also only went Korean just because I realized I really wanted people's first impression of Jules to be "are they a guy or a girl" and Yeon-Seo just happened to fit my image of him. Originally I was going to use Sen Mitsuji and have him follow Sen's ancestry.
Speaking of Jules, I'm back from slumber to disgorge my thoughts on him and my wish for criticisms and critiques if y'all have any!
Hopefully my readjustment of the CS Template wasn't too drastic. I just personally had trouble following the flow of information for whatever reason, so I tried to make things more organizable for my own benefit. Everything should be there though! I decided not to put any sort of nickname personally because I always feel weird when I have to think up my own character's nicknames, and also I'm always curious to see what other people might call him! Also apologies for my brief history being so... brief as I didn't want to put in too many redundancies and I figured that a large part of his backstory would be tied into the Misfits so I didn't want to place anything too concrete until we get a full cast and have a better sense of how all our characters would fit together.
Also @Stanifly I like Kim so far! She seems like the type of person that Jules can get along with, but maybe not get too close with. Then again, maybe that'll change if we get accepted!
Since starting high school, Jules has presented a persona that is brash and unapologetic about being himself. Despite being comfortably male, he has a genderfluid fashion sense, throwing together crop tops, skirts, and thigh highs in the same outfits as t-shirts, flannels, and jeans. In addition to his clothing habits, his prominent hobbies of art and dance had firmly pigeonholed him as the "art guy." His four years at high school could also be divided neatly into four phases corresponding to each year starting from his freshmen year: "coming out," "ho," "introvert," "mellowed-out."
"Phases"
His "coming out" phase wasn't so much as him coming out, but moreso everyone else getting used to his cross-dressing as he personally never made a big fuss about it or his sexuality aside from when people negatively questioned him about it. This was also the year that he met a certain bunch of hooligans at the Santa Monica beach. His "ho" phase was when he started to party hard, explore his sexuality more, and really push his "brash and unapologetic" attitude to Herculean levels of jerk. His "introvert" phase saw him cut off almost all social contact in response to his debauchery in the previous year, occupying his time by studying and fulfilling art commissions. His "mellowed out" phase was marked by him attempting to resume a normal social life with much less sophomore jerk levels; this was also the time it was rumored that he started doing porn commissions (it was).
Before High School
People who knew him before high school know him as Marshall. He was a fairly soft and quiet boy, not standing out in any way besides his art and was more often noted to be his sister's shadow than anything else.
Notable Physical Traits
◇ 5'9 ◇ Lean and fit physique attained through daily calisthenics ◇ Walks with long, fast strides; fidgety when he has to slow down - hopping, tapping, skipping, finger drumming, etc. ◇ Stands with all of his weight on one leg and adjusts when necessary ◇ Applies natural style makeup with eyeliner flair, usually just wings ◇ Higher baritone voice ◇ Speaks with his hands almost as much as with his mouth ◇ Has numerous uniform scars on his upper arms and thighs that he has recently stopped trying to hide
Insider's Knowledge
Personality
At heart, Jules is an introvert. While he often does have the energy to be social and can put off the air of being an extrovert, he tires himself out quickly among people he doesn't necessarily mesh well with, and even with the people that he does he needs his moments of quiet rest between bouts of activity. He also has an intense want to please everyone around him - even at the expense of himself - which has often come into conflict with the persona he wants to embody.
Favorite Item
A leather multi-corded bracelet on his right arm with a charm that reads "사랑해" that he and his family received as a Christmas gift from his sister.
Current Dilemma
Jules is currently heavily struggling with his sense of self, not really knowing who he is or what he wants out of life yet. He's also still struggling with knowing when it's alright to sacrifice for others and when it's alright to be selfish.
Warnings
Jules is intensely uncomfortable with the scent of any of the Old Spice Fresher collection and being alone in the same room with another guy. He also gets extremely annoyed with people who can't make solid, concrete decisions.
Quirks
◇ Fidgets with his bracelet when he's nervous or embarrassed ◇ Starts craving sweets when he's angry ◇ Bites his hands when he's worried or anxious
Hobbies
◇ Digital art ◇ Dancing ◇ Outdoor adventures ◇ Exercise ◇ Videography
Likes/Dislikes
✔ Posca paint pens ✔ Giant robots ✔ Crowd energy at dance exhibitions ✖ Getting sketchbooks as a gift ✖ Horror movies ✖ Indecisiveness
Dreams
The only concrete thing that Jules knows that he wants in the future is to have a roof with four walls, fast internet, and relatively comfortable access to a beach. Lovers preferred, but not needed, and cats over dogs. Getting there is the only problem. He'll see how long he can milk his commissions and streams, possibly switch to something that could potentially give him more stable money like UX design.
Fears
Convincing himself that he has nothing to care for.
Occupation
Twitch Artist
Family
◇ Han Baek - Owner of the family restaurant JeJuJip, goofball, laid back, short temper ◇ Kellyanne (Young) Baek - Highschool Calculus teacher, social, non-confrontational ◇ Mimi Chris Baek - 2nd Year Pre-Med Human Bio at UCLA, extroverted, kind, patient, takes no bullshit
Family Highlights
◇ Dad cracks jokes as often as he cracks eggs ◇ Mom always tells people how much of a cry baby Marshall was when he was younger ◇ Mimi alternates between relentlessly teasing and doting on Marshy
History
Born to a Korean-American father and an American mother, Marshall and his older sister grew up in a relatively comfortable lower class household with his dad owning the family restaurant and his mom working as a teacher. There was nothing too noteworthy about his childhood as he grew up as a relatively soft and quiet boy, though he never really fit into any social circles for one reason or another. It wasn't until his sister, and consequently he by virtue of his sister being forced to take him along anywhere she went, got interested in dance did he start slowly opening up to the world.
Inspired in by his sister, his own brief experience in the dance community, and puberty, he decided that once he entered high school he would start changing into who he wanted to be.
And so he did.
Extras
Extra Info
Seafood, dishes with raw fish specifically
In Character Dialogues
FADE IN:
INT. A BEDROOM - NIGHT
A screen flickers on. A young boy sits crosslegged in front of a laptop; it is clear he has been up for a long time. This is JULES in the process of recording a video.
JULES: Hey future me. In case you're still a lazy bitch, it is currently... Saturday, May 23rd at the oh so ever lovely hour of 4:17 AM. Oop wait, 4:18 now.
Jules tiredly laughs. A mound of blankets behind him shifts and moves. A young woman who looks extremely similar to Jules rises. This is MIMI.
MIMI:(Sleepily) What the fuck are you doing. JULES: Vlogging. MIMI: What the fuck is the time. JULES: 4:19. MIMI: What the fuck Marsh.
Mimi sighs.
MIMI: Couldn't sleep? JULES: Yeah. Wanna join?
There is a moment of silence. Mimi grumbles and rises out of bed. She pulls a chair into the frame and sits next to Jules.
JULES: Honestly Memes I don't know how you ever got to your 8AMs on time. MIMI: Not being woken at 4 in the fucking morning helps. What's this one about anyway. JULES: Highschool reflection. About me. How I got here. Dunno, like, life stuff. I guess. It's not like I graduate from high school every day.
Mimi yawns and leans onto Jules.
MIMI: I'll be here to make sure you account for every cringey thing then. Can't have you editing your future autobio too much when you become famous.
Jules jerks the shoulder Mimi is resting on. They lazily fight until Mimi rests onto Jules again.
JULES: Guess I should start with why I started wearing girl clothes since freshman year was like, my "debut" or whatever. I want to say it was only because I just wanted to look cute, but if I'm gonna be real with myself it's probably because I wanted to stop being stuck in your shadow Memes. MIMI: Marshall... JULES: Weren't you the one who said you were going to make sure all my facts are straight or whatever. Besides, I did get better than you in one thing: being way cuter MIMI: That's just because I'm hotter. JULES: Hot garbage. Besides who was the one who taught you how to use makeup? MIMI: Whatever. JULES: Anyways, freshman year was also the year I met all the Misfits and... ugh, whatever, that was an entirely separate video. MIMI: I remember I came home and you were a blubbering mess when you did that one. I thought you had watched Your Lie again or something. And then I saw you try and do like 500 more takes. You were so cute.
Jules grumbles and is clearly embarrassed. Mimi laughs and pinches his cheeks.
JULES: Alright, whatever, moving on please. Sophomore year. Sophomore year... honestly I don't remember much of it. MIMI: And that's why I'm here, Future Marshy, to make sure you remember what an absolutely ginormous douchenozzle you were. First, you started drinking like a thirsty ass fish who had only just discovered the ocean. I had to go and drive your drunk ass home so~ many times. Second, you started sticking your dick into like, everyone and like, everything. Honestly, I'm still not sure how you didn't end up with like, any STDs. JULES: That's because of a wonderful thing called condoms. MIMI: Our room fucking reeked. JULES: Hey, at least I always made sure no one was home when I did it here. MIMI: Too bad our neighbors are still probably scarred for life. I think one of them even said how it was like she got to hear the "coming" of Jesus Christ every other day. And still speaking of dick you just became like, hella fucking rude. JULES: I know. MIMI: You and appa fought like, everyday. And that year was the only time I had ever seen eomma mad. Like, ever. And then...
There is a long moment of silence. Mimi gently places a hand on Jules' upper thigh where many uniform scars are visible. She then holds his hand.
MIMI: Well, maybe that can be another video. JULES: ... Yeah. MIMI: Yeah. But hey at least you started becoming more serious about art. And you totally aced your SAT. I think you only spoke like, 100 words your junior year though that weren't just, like, random grunts. JULES: What can I say, I took a vow of silence as penance for my hedonistic ways. MIMI: I wish you still kept that up then. Oh, and then you started drawing porn like, right when you turned 18. JULES: Memes, I'm an artist; I've always drawn porn. I just started charging money for it. MIMI: Yeah well, I'm just glad by the time you became a senior you stopped being a complete shut-in. JULES: It was because I was severely lacking in that thiccy vitamin D. MIMI: Gross. JULES: You're gross. But yeah. I mean, in all seriousness though I was just getting kinda tired of like, hiding from the world and figured "fuck it whatever, whatever happened, happened I don't care." It's not like I'm actually sorry for any of it anyway. Well... besides making eomma and appa cry. MIMI: What, not me? JULES: Memes I could make you cry if I pulled up a picture of a cute dog like, right now. MIMI: Rude. JULES: So's your face. And... well. Future Jules, I hope you still remember the Misfits. I hope we're all like, still together. Or still talk, or something, I don't know. I hope they remember you. And I hope the trip this summer was unforgettable. MIMI: Speaking of, did you tell eomma and appa yet? JULES: No, not yet. MIMI: Well. That's a later you problem. Right now I'm gonna try and get back to sleep. You should too Marshy. JULES: Kay kay.
Mimi shuffles off to her bed and goes to sleep. Jules stops the recording and closes the laptop screen.
CUT TO BLACK.
Bonus Videos
◇ (Song) Snail's House - Cosmo Funk ◇ (Song) Smallpools - Karaoke ◇ (Dance) GRaVy Babies Presents: Welcome to the Jungle | Body Rock Jrs 2018 ◇ (Dance) EZtwins | Earned It - The Weeknd
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