Name: Simon Mcconnell Age: 30 Gender: Male Occupation: -Boxer (formerly) -Works part time as a bouncer at the bar strip/ hauler at the marketplace. Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Heterosexual. Probably. Time of occupancy in Redwoods: 2 weeks
Appearance: Simon has a physical likeness of an olympian. Standing at around 5'11 with a stocky build, he is reasonably strong enough to knock out a grown man twice his mass, given his occupation as a heavyweight boxer and bouncer. At face value Simon has the usual rugged charm of a native born Irishman, with a cut on the upper left side of his top lip that he got from a bar fight and an accent that he can never get rid off despite living in the states for more than a decade already. Generally speaking he is considered quite good looking by standards. He has brown coloured eyes, dark coloured hair and a tanned complexion. On some occasions he'd sport a beard if the weather isn't too hot or a bother to grow it out, otherwise he'd trim it clean. He prefers wearing basic clothing, usually composing of plain fitted shirts, flannels and denim jackets paired with washed out jeans.
Personality: Simon is a man of few words. Unless he has something valuable to say, most of the time he is quiet and thoughtful. Often this is rooted from his shy and introverted trait, although that doesn't mean he is hard to socialise with. Simon values the importance of companionship and will most likely never back down on social gatherings, even if he has to meekly and awkwardly interact with his peers. Although he admits he's not good at giving sage advices, he tries his hardest to help out a friend in need, or an old lady to cross the street, but when comes the time that he is the one in need , Simon would rather carry his own burdens alone, as he's used to doing so. Most of the time he doesn't always get his problems through and in spite that, he will never ask for help. If things are too much for him to handle, he'll just run off somewhere, anywhere with a punching bag, or a substitute for it and just beat the frustration out of his system. Though he is a kind hearted man, Simon at times can be aggressive when provoked to a fight, specially if the people he cares about are being put down, and once the action starts he is very difficult to be calmed down. He is what he is, a fighter at heart.
Habits: Simon doesnt leave for work until 6 pm and in the mean time he does his other job as a hauler slash delivery man at the marketplace. Once he finishes work, he spends his remaining time at a run of the mill gym, either training or casually box. He would also frequent a cheap pub where he'd grab a few beers. He doesn't drink while working, aside that it's pretty much not allowed, it's very hard to get any sense out of him when drunk. On that note, he's somewhat of a heavy drinker and is extra cheery when drunk. He'll be very outgoing and passionate to the point that he'll randomly give out free bear hugs to anyone who might need it and will start out songs that he'd randomly sing. Adding to that his accent gets deeper and jumbled the more he speaks.
Background: Simon was born in Ireland, and lived most of his life there with his parents and three siblings. They practically lived a very simple life, his father being an honest fisherman, and his mother, a stay at home wife who takes care of their children at home full time. He has one younger brother, and an older sister. Their relationship as a family is very close knit, even though every now and again he'd have arguments with his siblings over petty things but generally they are a happy and loving family. When he was 14 they immigrated to the US. His father always fancied living the American dream eversince he first set foot there during his travels. Since then they've planned ahead how they'll live the rest of their lives in America although most of the time the experience wasnt so great, at least to Simon.
At school he was a typical shy and quiet heavy set boy, and got bullied a lot during middle school. Every so often they would poke fun of his weight and accent. That's why he'd rather spend his time by himself, and grew to love it more than having company. Although most of the time he does get tired of all the teasing. His father saw him upset one day and asked him what's wrong. Simon brought up the issues he's having in school, and he remembers telling him how "there are plenty of means to get the frustration out of his mind, without necessarily hurting anybody.". At his birthday his father gifted him a pair of boxing gloves, which to this day is the most prized possession. He developed a love for combat sports and at first joining the school's wrestling team, later in life he turned his passion into a career.
Simon never went to college, thinking that he has no need of it. So after high school, he employed himself with his father on the fishing industry. His job was sailing with the boys and hauling boxes after boxes of seafood. But in his heart Simon never felt right living this way for the rest of his young life. His true passion for sports still burned brightly and his father knew and felt it in him. With the support of his father, Simon left the fishing industry to pursue his dream. After a year of honing and training he got his very first boxing contract. He fought his way up, earned him recognition and keep. Everything seemed to be looking up for him, until one bad event struck the family. The boat his father was sailing on got lost in the storm one evening. After weeks, months of searching they never found him or his remains. To say the least his family was extremely devastated. Things were never the same again after the tragedy. Because of this Simon had to halt his growing career to take care of his family.
Today, he is staying in Silvervale to work with an elderly relative in his business as a favor. He owns a fruit stall at the market place. He also works as a bouncer in the evenings to get some extra money so he can send it off to his family.
Extra:
-Percy Mcconnell. His father, who went missing/died after a storm hit their boat. He is very supportive of his son, and is considered to be a firm disciplinarian, yet a loving father and husband.
-Deborah Mcconnell. His mother. Caring and loving. Simon looks up to her mother, a very bright and fun loving woman. She has a spunky and fiery spirit that is never restricted by her age.
-Sid Mcconnell. Younger Brother. His best friend, and partner in crime.
-Samantha Mcconnel. Older sister. Growing up, they were rivals. He describes her as strong and straightforward, yet is always there whenever he needs her.
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Hey, I am not sure if anyone let you know but we have a Discord for OOC and chatting. Not sure if it is your thing but here is the link below to get there ^-^
Appearance: Jiyoo is someone who is considered very beautiful in Korean standards, some of her youtube comments say that she's part of the top 100 most beautiful faces in the world. Her body is very fit and athletic from her training in the dance scene, and she's quite noticeable because of her rather fair skin. Her hair was originally black but she dyed her hair red once and that had been her staple on her channel for as long as she could remember, every one of her friends knows about her signature long, flowing, red hair. Her distinct facial features would be her small lips, her cute button nose and her also well known eye smile from all the photos of her back in Korea. Her height stands at 5'7" or 170 centimeters, which is above average of Korean female heights, and along with her height her weight does not exceed 110 lbs, Jiyoo's height and weight is practically perfect for what she has fallen in love doing, and with her flexible and well toned body, she can instantly swap to popping and locking hard, then immediately to graceful dances like waltz and the like.
In fashion, Jiyoo's contrast of her two fashions is quite odd and has many people question why and how things like this even occur. When she's dancing, she's always in something comfortable and baggy like sweats and loose shirts with a sports bra or whatever underneath, and when she doesn't really care about what she's wearing, it's always a white top and black bottoms in the most comfortable and lazy way, like she grabbed the first thing she saw in her closet and slapped it on.
And on the other hand, her fashion for when she's actually trying is genuine, top tier, Korean fashion, always something stylish with the perfect mix of light and dark, usually something denim when the day is just right; if someone decides to google Korean Fashion, Jiyoo has probably already wore something like what they will see. And who could forget what she wore during the Daegu 11th Annual Dance competition, which had people turning heads.
Habits | Quirks | Oddities:
Jiyoo's habits aren't necessarily what describe her as a person, she's a huge nerd but that doesn't stop her from being someone who's generally outgoing. Jiyoo's main habit that should be almost considered a staple in her person is her absolutely obvious lip biting when she's focusing or doing something that involves a lot of effort, she gets quite conscious about it since some people in her old school thought it was something sexual, though she can't seem to stop doing it though. She'll also be caught dancing to every song that plays, whether it be popping and locking, to something slow and lyrical, the girl just can't help herself. And lastly. Jiyoo has very, very high affinity with the sky, always seeming so mesmerised by it no matter what it may contain, clouds, stars or rain, she'll love looking up at the sky for no reason whatsoever.
Jiyoo also loves the rain, always calling it a "Friend who solves all your problems for a moment." So this may make it so that she is often caught under a roof, a coffee or tea in hand just sitting or stood by the rain, it's just one of her quirks that seem to make her so much odder. Jiyoo doesn't just end on that, she's also extremely athletic, especially when it comes to Track, Volleyball and Dancing. This may also explain why Jiyoo eats a lot, like... A lot, but she doesn't really gain weight, she keeps in check.
Jiyoo is someone who is quite known to wow the stage, whether she is the face of the performance or just a back up dancer. Her allure to those who look at her seems to always catch people off guard. From her confidence on stage to her gregariousness off stage to those who come up to her. Though, Jiyoo's off-stage personality is much different to Jiyoo's on-stage personality; Off-stage, she's someone who's very approachable and easy to talk to, always making people smile to every little thing she does, heck, some even say her smile is the most contagious thing in the world, but on-stage Jiyoo is someone who is serious and only ever smiles when people are enjoying themselves, the reason that Jiyoo states why she doesn't smile much on stage is "It makes me lip bite a lot, and I don't like doing that on stage... Or in front of other people.". Jiyoo is definitely someone worth keeping, just from her smile alone.
She yearns for adoration sometimes, but only when she feels like she deserves it, which is hardly ever to begin with, which is why every time she finishes a performances and the cheers of people are loud, it makes her smile like a dork. Jiyoo loves competing, but in a way where she doesn't care if she wins or lose, she just wants the experience. She is sensitive at times, but only to the point where she'll get upset about for a little while then shrug it off like it nothing. Jiyoo foolishness and naivety is something that her fiends should know very well about (Ask Junhoe), how she fails to put two and two together sometimes and laughs it off once someone points it out to her, some say it's cute and some say it's annoying, but hey, that's how Jiyoo is, she tries her best.
"You got the best of me!"
History:
Jiyoo was around the age of 17 when she told her parents she wanted to take studying dance to the next level, in a prestigious dancing academy in Daejeon, South Korea. She was very lucky to be part of the upper-middle class of South Korea which meant the possibility of this is higher than those in lower classes. Her parents have always supported her dancing, but they wanted her to pursue a career in law, it wasn't what she exactly wanted but she wanted to make her parents happy. Her balance in Law and Dance was odd because she always would go out of her way to immediately start learning choreography off videos of the internet or from personal lessons from her dance crew's choreographer and leader. She was well known in her dance crew for being the best, and was always the second in command whenever their choreographer/leader wasn't around. And that was proven when Daegu 11th Annual Dance competition came around the corner.
But before we get to that, Jiyoo was born in Sintanjin Hanil Hospital in Daejeon, South Korea on the 17th of May. She was the second of four and was often called the most passionate when it came to what she wanted to do. When she was young, she fell in love with dance when she saw all the street dancers. This lead to her asking her parents to give her dance lessons so she could learn how to dance. Her parents were happy to do so, and she ended up winning multiple interschool dance competitions with the school's dance troupe. Jiyoo's dancing ability does get better everyday, this was something she herself knew and was aware of. She continued to grow along with dance, it was her passion and she didn't want to let go out of it.
Now back to the preparation, as the practice went on for the Daegu 11th Annual Dance competition, one of her school mates asked if she could record Jiyoo as like a fan cam thing like how they did with K-Pop idols. Jiyoo agreed and was ready to give her best, the troupe practiced, and practiced and practiced until it was the time for the actual competition. The competition went on and they were surprised to have won first place, since this was the first competition they did that was nationwide. Her school mate that recorded her sent her the video after the event and Jiyoo uploaded it on youtube, which was the video that got people talking about her.
The views were within the first 24 hours of it being uploaded.
And with that video, she was getting multiple offers to dance in large kpop companies like JYP Entertainment and Bighit Entertainment, this gave her a lot of credibility but she ended up declining all offers since she'd only like to teach or dance for herself she didn't want millions of people to watch and wait for her to fail, but instead she wants to spread what she knows and become a teacher of some sorts. This lead to an offer that came from America for her to teach in a school years later, specifically a University in a small town called Silvervale. She accepted but her parents were quite reluctant to send her abroad, but with a little bit of convincing, she finally got her parents to agree on her to go there and teach, she was done with her education so why not? She packed her bags and flew all the way to America to do what she wanted to do.
When Jiyoo landed, she took a taxi straight to Silvervale to get acquainted. She settled in the Redwoods apartment and was enjoying her time there, and she was generally glad that she wasn't the only Korean in the building, weeks later a man moved in named Park Junhoe. and they immediately became friends after a quick chat. She knew she'd like it, especially now that she now considers this man as her closest friend.
Extra: ⟡ Jiyoo speaks fluent American English. ⟡ Jiyoo has a phobia or rats and absolutely despises pomegranates ⟡ Owns an American curl (cat) named Akko.
There is still room and spots available so I don’t think it is too late. The GM has been away for a bit but we have been trying to keep this going till they return.
Hey there, first of all, I'm so sorry for ghosting on you guys. I went through a lot of personal matters, moved house and changed employment and I couldn't afford to even get back here which was entirely my choice and fault.
BUT, I'm back now and I'll be giving this rp another try so if any one of y'all still want to play (you can re use your characters or make entirely new ones, up to you.) Please join me, I'll make a new rp thread and lìnk it here a little later HERE IT IS: roleplayerguild.com/topics/177755-red… . I'll just make a few minor adjustments to the town because looking at it now, it's a little too much to handle 😅
Hey Lily! I am so glad you are alright! I just ended up using Aria in another RP so not sure if I will use her again or not. It still would be fun to start this up again! :)
I have the new one subscribed and I think over the day on if I want to make a new profile or not! Will there be a discord again?
@rougeLily It's all good, girl! Personal matters come first. I'm also using Aulora in another RP, so I'll have to create a new character, but I'll definitely be sticking around.
