[OOC] The Place beyond the Pines

[Poet]

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[Malena]

Name: Malena "Mal" Beauchamp
Age: 14
Height: 4'10

Background: A legacy Freshman at Shermer High School, Malena has three older brothers, each one a year ahead of the other; a sophomore, a junior, and a senior. What this means for Malena is that in the upper grades, anybody that is anybody knows who this Froshie cheerleader is. Whether that is a good or bad thing is up to the other person to decide. One of the 'mean girls' in her year, Malena is a fashion-savvy overachiever with no qualms about cutting others down to size. Dismissive of 'alternative' style, she has little time to waste on people that think being popular is a waste of time. Networking begins now if one wants to get ahead in life, later. Therefore, it is her duty as a cheerleader, community service member, and aspiring Class President to REAM ANYONE THAT DOESN'T CONFORM TO HER STANDARDS. Ahem.

The illness that ran through the town was something of a major setback for Malena. A broken wrist from falling at the start of her seizure was the least of her annoyances - being ferried from one testing facility to another and being singled out as 'something odd' did not sit well with her, at all. Upon release, Malena was anxious to get back to school and get on with her life - but there is something about a neurological seizure that makes life as you know it somewhat unknowable. Already suffering from something of a superiority complex, suddenly having everyone around her slower, dumber, and seemingly less intuitive than a sack of bricks made Malena anxious, yearning for the company of more like-minded individuals. And so for the first time ever, she found herself seeking those who were different; looking outside of her tight-knit A-Lister circle for other victims of the Seizure.

Appearance:

'...I know what you're going to say before you say it - and trust me, it's every bit as stupid as you're worried it will sound.'



Supporting Characters:
1. Connor Beauchamp - age 15. Sophomore at Shermer High. First-baseman on the JV baseball team. Malena's youngest older brother. An explosive temper coupled with the charm of a potential date rapist makes Connor one of the 'bad boys' that every girl's mother warns them about. He didn't suffer the seizures and doesn't think they were such a big deal, and jokingly refers to the victims as 'Radioactives'. Not that his disdain would stop him from hooking up with one, if she was hot. He's perpetually single and ready to mingle.
2. Brett Beachamp - age 16. Junior at Shermer High. Point-guard on the Varsity basketball team. Malena's middle older brother. Far from fitting the stereotype of a high school jock, Brett is an intellectual, through and through. When he isn't on the court practicing, he takes classes at the local community college to pad out his transcripts. A poet with the roguish charm to match, Brett is a ladies' man, the type of gentleman every girl's mother hopes she'll bring home one day. He's currently quasi-single - his girlfriend was a victim of the seizures, but is one of the students that never returned to Shermer after the media frenzy died down.
3. Alec Beauchamp - age 17. Senior at Shermer High. Wide-receiver on the Varsity football team. Malena's oldest brother. A 'hometown hero' in the making, Alec is currently being courted by a handful of Division-1 universities for his skills on the football field. As charismatic as he is talented, Alec embraces his small-town god status, carrying himself with a superstar's swagger. He's inclusive however, and always has a compliment or congratulations ready for anyone nearby, earning him a reputation as an all-around good guy. If he's not particularly intelligent, he more than makes up for it by working hard at the things he does excel in. He's single and always ready to mingle!
4. Megan Stiles - age 14. Freshman at Shermer High. Mousy and somewhat shy, she's one of Malena's friends from elementary school and despite not fitting into Malena's social circle per se, she's nevertheless a near constant companion of her blonde overlord. Gopher would be the correct term, as she's always happy to fetch Malena's books or Evian water on demand. Pretty in a brown-haired, sweet and innocent sort of way, Malena goes out of her way to keep boys from getting handsy with her gal-pal, and there are rumors (Unfounded rumors! But this -is- High School after all) that the domme/sub dynamic of their 'friendship' extends beyond the walls of the high school.
(If anyone is interested in playing a character at all like this one but having undergone the Seizure, I'll happily delete this entry in favor of a player's version.)

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Looking for tie-ins to characters that are either Popular or Academic, besties and rivals are good fun if anyone wants to start as 'not strangers' - if that's okay with Legion/Poet, that is. Also feel free to get in touch with me if your character would have a tie in with my bad boy brother, my artsy intellectual brother, or my rising star athlete brother. All could use ex or potential girlfriends, friends on or off the athletic teams, etc.

[AmongHeroes]

Name: Otis “Otter” Preston
Age: 17 year-old Senior
Height: 6’-0”

Appearance:


Profile: With his father having been recently moved from North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego to the Naval Air Station in Brunswick just the previous year, Otter is a new transplant to Shermer High School. Growing up as an avid surfer with aspirations to become a professional in the sport, Otter was less than enthusiastic about his move to the North East. Despite a hefty dose of resentment over the derailment of his dreams, Otter’s knack for perpetual optimism and happiness has led him to settle into his new existence with little sign of his underlying disappointment. With a personality that many find magnetic, the transition into a new school with all new faces has come easily to Otter.

Otter is intelligent and well-read, but he suffers from what his father calls the “stereotypical surfer mantra” of little aspiration to do anything with his gifts but enjoy his youth and the opportunities of the present. Since his removal from his birthplace, this “condition” has only seemed to worsen, and the pursuit of a good time and a quick thrill has led to Otter’s academics to suffer. If the thought of possibly not graduating bothers the young man, it certainly does not show.

With the coming of the storm, and the unique traits that it imparted upon him, Otter found himself in a sobering situation. The battery of tests and constant monitoring was a heavy dose of grim reality, and one that at last brought focus to Otter’s new life. The search for answers is something that has come to occupy almost the whole of his mind, and as a result he anxiously yearns for the solace of the thoughts of the others who were affected as he was.

Supporting Characters:
Jimmy Roth: An 18 year-old Senior, and Otter’s closest friend at Shermer, Jimmy is a skater with a mentality for a good time at all costs. A stoner with a quick wit and a sharp tongue that has often landed him in conflict with his classmates, Jimmy contrasts with his easy-going and approachable friend from San Diego.

Kat Murphy: Kat is the 17 year-old Junior girlfriend of Jimmy Roth’s, and in turn one of Otter’s close friends. She is bad-girl hot, and she knows it. Her overt allure has led to some harsh titles from her fellow classmates, especially other girls. Despite her reputation, she has always been true to Jimmy, and is a fervent defender of those she loves and cares for.

[Leviathan]

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[AmongHeroes]

I have the sinking suspicion that this is not going anywhere. It's sad. There was some cool potential.

[Leviathan]

agree.

-sniffles-

[Malena]

It's been less than a week. I don't think anyone committed to posting more often than that, so this might just be a slow mover. I'll take slow, good RP over fast-posting mediocre RP any day.

[Architect]

Hopefully not. If it's still going, I'll throw a CS up by this weekend, hopefully.