Ryan Walter "Vino" Trauben
"Well, we all have a face/That we hide away forever/And we take them out/And show ourselves when everyone has gone." -
Billy Joel
Name:Ryan Walter Trauben
Nickname:"Vino"
Birth Date: 8th July
Age:19
Gender:Male
Sexuality:Straight, when sober.
In Depth Appearance:Inheriting his father's androgynous good looks, there's eyecandy for both sexes in Ryan. Various tattoos adorn his body, which he tries to keep covered when possible. He considers them mistakes more than anything. Other than this he's quite fit, at least for a night of dancing if not running a marathon, and his otherwise delicate fingers are covered in callouses from the instruments he has spent years learning. His hair colour was originally blonde, but is subject to change on any given night that he makes merry. Usually, he's too embarrassed to change it back afterwards. Currently it's jet-black, contrasting with his blue eyes.
Clothing Style:Whatever strikes his fancy on any given day. From the conservative to the outlandish, Ryan either has no taste, or it's far beyond human comprehension. From trenchcoats and shorts, to blazers and khakis, to a full plaid straight out of Scotland. It seems to be the one area he let's himself be completely unrestrained and taken by his father's influence.
This, of course, does not exempt drag. He's particularly known for dressing up for one of his performances, no matter how tame the music he's playing is.
Quirks/Oddities/Habits[Ryan never stops moving, his feet are always tapping or his fingers always drumming]
[When angry he laughs or smiles, this can make him absurdly hard to read]
[He tends to run a hand through his hair when nervous]
[Tends to let his inner thoughts slip out when not talking to someone]
[If being annoyed, he tends to hit on other straight guys to freak them out, especially if in drag]
Likes:[A Chill Groove]
[Making Chill Grooves]
[Participating in the making or enjoyment of grooves that are not chill]
[Everything, once sobriety has been taken out of the equation]
[Dark Chocolate]
Dislikes:[Peer Pressure]
[Being Alone]
[That feeling of waking up after a dream and not being able to remember what it was about]
[Highschool drama, and especially the fact that he is often involved or causing it]
[Milk Chocolate]
Fears:[Letting Loose]
[That anyone who enjoys his company is just being influenced by his power]
[Bees, one-ounce spawns of the Devil.]
Personality:β¦ Repressed β¦ Relaxed β¦ Rebellious β¦ Rowdy
Almost as if there were two people occupying the same body, Ryan's personality mainly depends upon his state of sobriety. On most days, he's a rather reserved, if weird, typical teenager. During his free time he tends to practice his music in public, hating the feeling of being alone, and otherwise tries to seek the company of his friends. He tries to avoid even the mention of drugs and drinking though, for his abilities to resist partaking are limited.
The consequences of
not resisting are often spectacular. His father's influence gives him an outstanding lack of inhibition, and an equally outstanding tolerance for substance of any kind. Many a day has he woken up with new hair, tattoos, piercings, and a mountain of consequences from blacking out the night before. As such, he has started to hate his father and this part of himself, and avoids it at all cost.
Background:At first, Ryan lived a happy life with his mother, enjoying the occasional wild visits from his father, and didn't think his childhood too strange. In retrospect, the hordes of men and women the God often brought with him were a little strange, as well as the sounds that always seemed to come from downstairs afterwards, but Ryan always tried to ignore those. Often times he would drown out such noises with music anyway, a practice he fell in love with at a young age, and his father seemed to support. Of course, the man seemed to support
everything Ryan did, so that perhaps wasn't the most exceptional of blessings.
As a teenager his powers began to manifest, although he could not tell at first. He just seemed to be so
popular in school, and he never seemed to be lacking in friends or attention. A harmless manifestation of Godly power, at first, however such things quickly took a turn for the worst. In the matter of one night, in fact. There was a dance near the beginning of the school year for the Junior High students, and one of Ryan's friends managed to sneak in a bottle of his father's wine. It took only one drink for the Demigod to lose control of his inhibitions and powers. The dance didn't just turn into an orgy, but one involving the
teachers as well. Responsible for a large coverup by the police, as well as untold hours of therapy for the student body, Ryan was pulled away from his school and friends overnight.
In his time since being thrust into Olympus Academy, he's obtained an odd sort of reputation. He very quickly obtained the name "Vino" for letting loose whenever wine was involved, and his ability to drink it endlessly over the course of a night. His drunken antics have been the ire of the staff ever since he joined, despite Ryan wanting nothing more than to stay sober and normal. At first he faced countless offers and peer pressure from students wanting to see his wild side for themselves, but such hype has gradually died down as he's made it increasingly known his dislike for that part of himself. These days he does everything he can to avoid the party scene, a task easier said than done when he's requested to play at so many.
Extra:I was always partial to Tyr, personally.
Godly Parent:Dionysus
Relationship With Godly Parent:There isn't one, at least these days. Ryan was close with his father at a young age, but after the manifestation of his powers he refuses to speak to Dionysus. Indeed, he seems to resent everything about the God and what was passed on to him.
Godly Abilities:Let Loose - People around Ryan tend to relax, whether they want to or not. This is not merely in the sense of stress or anger, but any inhibitions which may be holding them back from doing what they truly want to. Duty, modesty, law, all such things are cast aside. When sober, the effect is barely noticeable, but with even a single drink of alcohol the ability is magnified greatly, and only continues to grow in strength as Ryan drinks more.
True Desire - Related to the above, Ryan has almost a sixth sense to tell what people truly are feeling at a given moment in time, or what they would rather be doing.
