Captain Shelton said
Guys, why is it so hard to portray an American character in an American setting? lol, accepted.

My character is American she just has a Russian background.

And maybe a slight accent

But yeah all people born in America are American so I'm pretty sure most of us are portraying American characters (:

No, no there's no problem at all, I'm fine with it. I'm just saying, I expected more teen American characters lol
I'll have the IC up after we get another player.

Name: Riley Jade Abrams
Age - 19

Appearance:

Scars - Her arms, legs, and torso are littered with scars, ranging from deep to only scrapes (and some burns). Most of the scars are very thin and superficial looking, due to the surgical nature of the blade she favors.

Tattoos - She has a tattoo of a hummingbird behind her left ear, one that she got during a failed attempt to get sober. The hummingbird is supposed to a symbol of hope. She also has a large group of stars down the right side of her ribs, a band of A7X lyrics around her left ankle, and a sprawling set of angel wings along her back. They are tattered looking, and bold, and the bottoms are scarred and further frayed from her long history of self harm, and obsession with cutting new skin.

Outfit - She's wearing a black pair of super skinny jeans, a white tunic with a black cammi underneath, and a red hoodie with the thumbs cut out of the sleeves. She's also wearing a pair of black Dr. Martens that are perfectly polished. Her ears are stretched to a 5/8" and she's adorned them with a simple pair of black tunnels.

Problem/Addiction - She's suffered from a severe self harm addiction since she was ten years old.

Background - The self harmer

Bio - Riley grew up in upstate New York, 'loved' conditionally by a mother and father who were never around. They worked high end office jobs, and because of her problem, they began to stop taking her to functions with them. They almost pretended they didn't have a daughter, as sight of her might have scared off potential buyers. So she was left alone, with canned food and her own thoughts for weeks at a time. She raised herself, angry and afraid from the time she was ten years old, until she decided to leave her parents, only recently. However, while in discussion with her parents about her wanting to move out, they brought up that they knew about her problem, wrenching her arms around to show her that they had seen her problem written all over her skin.

They threatened her with the adult protective services, which would admit her to what she saw as a psychiatric hospital. It was like death. It was terrifying as a threat, and she offered to stay, however, the damage was done.

So bascially, Declan's apartment can be a refuge point for any of the friends if they so need it. He doesn't have anyone else watching over him and he always has a spare bed or two...
He doesn't have a criminal record in America, either.

Corey's apartment will probably serve a similar purpose, in keeping with the whole "Big Bro" thing/personality lol.

Now, if we can get one last player we'll be ready for IC. Feel free to invite an experienced friend.

I got no friends :,,,,,(

Name: Howard Pollock
Age: 18
Appearance:

Nickname: Howey/Paul
Scars: all over his torso, deep red gashes and scars given to him by his step father, they feature long angry deep cuts to cigarette stubs.
Tattoos: On his lower back is tattooed in gothic script on a banner :"The Kingdom of God is Within Man"
Outfits: A blue t-shirt, a pair of jeans, black boots and a grey hoody in his backpack.
Problems/Addictions: Insomnia, he can't sleep well -sometimes not at all-, Bibliomania, a bad habit of collecting books extensively to the point of it damaging his health and social life, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, a mental illness that makes someone become angry or even rageful very quickly if angered.
Background: The Abuse Survivor.
Bio: Always the quiet type but loved his father dearly, when his father died his mother got remarried with a man named Stan. Stan hated Howard from the first moment they met, whenever his mother wasn't looking Stan'd punch him or hurt him In some way physically or mentally. However one day his mother never came back home from work and from that day on his life was living hell, Stan's violent attacks grew more frequent and more violent, leaving larger, uglier scars across his bod but cleverly only on his torso to avoid them being seen by people. Soon Howard visited home less frequently, favoring a library on the border of the north and the south instead, there he found peace and love among the many books on the shelves. He'd spend nights at a time in the library, sitting upstairs in his corner and reading, eventually all the stacked books in the corner piled up due to his persistence to keep them where they were, soon he made them into a fort. However he couldn't stay in his book fort forever, he had to return home and when he did, the full wrath of Stan was felt upon him usually adding a new scar, he'd never fight back against Stan, he knew his mother would not be happy with him if he fought, however he was never angry to him only scared of him, he would listen to everyone of stan's commands if told to avoid being beat.

I hope I am considered.

You're accepted. I imagine your character being a little brother figure to mine as he was a social outcast and spent hours at the same library when he was a kid. If you don't mind though, can you change his name? Magnus is
A. extremely uncommon for a southern teenager
and
B. the name of my character's dog

Captain Shelton said
B. the name of my character's dog

Bahaha

I think Howard would prefer to be alone.

They might develop a strong bond later

Alright then.

Now, ladies and gentlemen, I'll begin preparing the IC opening post.
The gang will all be assembled already, hanging out somewhere like they usually do, and something will happen to set in motion the rest of the plot of that episode. I'm going to go over everyones' bios real quick and try to decide who will be the first member of the group the plot focuses on.

Hey,

I was brought here by AnnaBeth about joining?

Ah yes! I'll be opening up one final slot for you, just fill out the CS in the OP so everyone can get a briefing on your character.

I'm pretty excited for this :)

Should we start discussing what our characters think of each other?

EX: X thinks Y is kind of annoying but a great drinker ect ect

Well, my character is probably going to be brought there by someone, as a new friend of some sort. She's so shy, I couldn't see her just existing in a group unless she was dragged. So, yeah. I don't know how that's going to work, but I'll figure it out when I get off work tonight :)

Name: Madison Ranger

Age: 19/soon to turn 20

Appearance:


Nickname: Icy – given to her by clients due to her white blonde hair and her rougher techniques, and it just kind of stuck as she actually liked it.

Scars: She sports a few scars on her legs and hips, relative minor ones but they come from her hooker days, when some clients were too rough with her, though she is proud to say “you should see their scars!” when people notice her own.

Tattoos: She has two tattoos, one on her wrist, which is a hanging anatomically correct heart, to which she says is her way of saying “wear your heart on your sleeve”. She also has a foot tattoo which is simply of scripture saying “with every step you take”. This being a meaning of with every step you take you can move forward and defeat your challenges.

Outfit: Her usual outfit consists of an oversized mens plaid shirt, which sits like a dress on her, to which she never does all the way up. She may be reformed hooker, but she still shows off her essets and legs. It’s out of habit. She can be seen in a biker jacket sometimes, when days are colder. She tends to wear hot pants and lace tights/stockings and clumpy combat boots, which she traded for her old hooker outfit and shoes.




Problem/Addiction: closed hearted, bit of a bitch. Inside she’s lost and lonely and tends to lash out at the wrong people because of her past job.

Background Type: Reformed Hooker

Biography: “Icy” was a problem child as a kid, she was brought up seeing her father be a drug addict and her mother had died when she was a just only two years old. She saw what drugs was doing to her dad and hated it as he was slacking in bringing in money to keep them alive, so she took matters into her own hands. Sneaking out of her room at night, she began the life of being a hooker on the streets, learning as she went each night, she managed to bring home enough money to put food on the table and just about pay the rent. She tried to keep up with schooling, but word soon got round that she was charging for sex at night and she was forced to leave. Especially when some of her clients were indeed student’s fathers from the school!
When she turned 19, she pulled herself out of the job, feeling like she can’t continue and needing out. She traded her tight hooker outfits and shoes for hot pants, combat boots that are too big and an oversized plaid shirt. That’s when she found the “outcasts” group. She was not ashamed of being a hooker, but now in her mid twenties, she needed to try a new life. She’s just very recluse and does tend to lash out angrily if people touch her when she doesn’t want to be touched… which is almost all the time. She needs someone to break her hard exterior, but she doesn’t hold much hope for anyone managing it.

Declan is the sort of guy who changes dramaticaly depending on who he is talking to. In this crowd, he would be calm, friendly and kind, but when facing an enemy - he would find it easy to flip and knock a few heads. Obviously everyone in the group, he would be friendly towards, but he'd probably have slightly different relationships for each one. I'll just leave this here...

>I think he would have quite a brother-from-another-mother vibe with Corey as they seem quite similar in some ways, so they could be good friends. I think Corey is probably less of a loose cannon and there may be one or two occasions where he will have to hold Declan back and stop him from getting killed or something.
>He would probably have an odd relationship with the people younger than him, as they may remind him slightly of his deceased brother. I think he would be protective of them, in a way, keeping their backs, as if it was making up for the mistakes he made with his brother.
>He could relate to Riley, as, despite the fact he haz a large family, he recieved minimal affection from his parents in his upbringing and only had a real connection with one or two or his siblings, who he had to look after himself. Basically, he didn't have anyone to watch over him when he was young.
>Both he and Madison have earned a wage doing things some would call a little unorthodox, and seen some hardships along the way, so that could be a talking point.
>Declan has dealt with depression stemming from loss in his life, just like Ara, so he would see her as someone he could relate to. Another factor would be the point that they are both immigrants in one way or another, and are both pretty new to the country.