[OOC] The Office

[Nevix]

Declan

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Declan Farraday

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Character Summary

Name:Declan Mitchell Farraday
Aliases:”Deck” -By all but everyone. “Tommy” -By one very confused hot dog stand owner. “The Devil’s Biggest Advocate” -By people who find his arguing more than a little annoying.
Age:26
Birthday:October 30, 1984
Ethnicity:Caucasian
Birth Place:Clinton, Iowa
Years With Dunder Mifflin Four
Gender:Male
Major/Minor: Bachelor’s in Philosophy from UC Berkely
Occupation: Salesman
Languages:English -Fluent, German -Only swear words

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Appearance

Height:5’ 11”
Weight:146 lbs
Build:Thin
Eyes:Green
Hair:Brown
Skin Tone:Pale
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings:A tattoo of a straight razor with the words “property of Occam” written on it. On his left shoulder blade.
Personal Style:On the clock, the cheapest dress clothes he can find. Off the clock, the cheapest dress clothes he can find. Clothes are expensive.

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Psychology

Social * Restless * Knowledgeable * Argumentative

Sexuality:Heterosexual
Relationship Status:Single
Personality:Declan, by nature, enjoys talking. He’s a social person. Small talk, arguments, discussion, or just shooting the shit, Declan loves it all. To him, nothing is more interesting than another person. The fact that everyone has independent thought, ideas, and beliefs is astounding. He’s genuinely confounded by the fact that not everyone enjoys debate and discussion. He enjoys it so much that he quite often finds himself playing Devil’s Advocate.

For all of his enjoyment of debate, Declan has a hard time accepting defeat. This makes it incredibly hard to sway his beliefs. While some might consider this a good trait, it makes him occasionally hard to work with. While he doesn’t consider himself very funny, he thoroughly enjoys jokes, pranks, and comedy, even if he’s on the receiving end of it.

Habits:Near-constant sighing, nail biting, swearing at people in german
Hobbies:Gaming, reading, debating
Fears:

• Insects of all kinds
• Motorcycles
• Needles

Likes:

• Video Games (“I like them, but I also suck at them. I’ve been trying to beat Dishonored for weeks.”)
• Books (“I read a lot of newer stuff too, but you have to stand in awe of Catch-22. I’ve read it five times.”)
• Ska, and all variations thereof (“I’m telling you, trumpets are all but necessary for a good song.”)
• Breakfast Food (“Pancakes are delicious. Do not tell me otherwise.”)
• Pop (“It occurs to me that a lot of people out here call it ‘soda.’ It also occurs to me that I don’t give a shit, Dr. Pepper by any other name is still delicious.”)
• Vodka and Pink Lemonade (“Don’t you dare judge me.”)

Dislikes:

• Cream Soda (“Blech.”)
• Driving (“It’s stressful, alright?”)
• Bailing his brother out of jail (“Half of his charges are ‘Failure to Appear.’ All he has to do is show up. I’m tired of loaning his broke ass 400 bucks every six months.”)
• Sports (“I just don’t get the appeal. I cannot sit through a football game, or any game, for that matter.”)
• Yes-men (“You aren’t supposed to agree with everything everyone says.”)
• People who drive motorcycles. (“Are you trying to kill yourself?”)

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Cards On The Table

• Book Knowledge (“I’ve read a lot of books. For example, I’ve all but memorized Catch-22.”)
• Philosophy Knowledge (“You know that I know a lot about philosophy. You also know that I went to college. The explanation that makes the fewest assumptions is that I must’ve studied philosophy in college, so that explanation must be the correct one. That’s Occam’s Razor. ‘But Declan, what about Hitchen’s Razor?’ You ask. Well, let me tell you....”)
• Debating Skills ("The one useful thing my degree gave me. I know how to argue a point. And, God, do I love it.")
• Driving ("Just because I hate doing it, doesn't mean I can't do it. I'm not about to walk to my apartment.")
• Sales ("I've been selling shit for four and a half years. I'd say that I'm pretty decent at selling shit.")

Combat Skills:

• Fencing (“I was in Berkley’s Fencing Club. We sucked, but I liked it enough to buy an actual rapier, which is somewhere under my bed, I think.”)
• Street Fighting (“South Clinton is no East St. Louis, but it’s a rough neighborhood. I may not have a belt in anything, but I’d like to think I can punch and kick and wrestle well enough. Granted, I haven’t done any of those in at least ten years.”)

What Is On Your Person:

• Wallet -Contains: ID, Driver's License, About Forty Dollars Cash
• Keyring -Contains: Apartment Key, Car Key, Afro Samurai Keychain
• Flip Phone
• Gas Station Rewards Card
• Cheap Faux-Silver Pocket Watch

Desk:

• Dog-Eared Copy of Catch-22
• Several Cans of Lukewarm Dr. Pepper
• A PSP and several games
• An mp3 player
• Some cheap earbuds
• 2002 Toyota Corolla

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History

What Brings You to Dunder Mifflin: “It started out as ‘this place will give me money, even with my useless degree.’ I must admit, however, that this damn place has grown on me. I like it here. It’s a fun place to work. With my four years here on my resume, I could probably get a higher paying job, but I don’t really want one. I can’t imagine life without coming here every morning, sitting my ass in this chair, and seeing just how little work I can get away with.”

Life Up To This Point:Declan was born in Clinton, Iowa. A town with 26,000 people and absolutely nothing of interest within its limits. Born to third-generation factory workers, Declan was, naturally, expected to go into the manufacturing industry. It only took one “Take your Child to Work Day” for Declan to realize that cutting aluminum in sweltering heat was not the career path he wanted to pursue. When he told this to his parents, they informed him that they would not be able to pay for any higher education of his. As a result, he threw himself into school, despite hating every moment of it.

His work payed off, and he earned a four year scholarship to the University of California at Berkeley. Woefully uninformed as to how the world works, Declan made the mistake of studying something that interested him. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy after four years. He was contemplating going for his masters, and then his doctorate, but that sweet, sweet, scholarship money ran out. He wandered about the California area for a bit, couch-surfing and taking odd-jobs.

One day, he received word from a cousin in Pennsylvania. Said cousin owned a temporary staffing firm and was offering a job as an office temp to Declan. Declan took the job, and showed a decent aptitude for office work. He was a temp in the Pennsylvania area for about six months. Unfortunately, the company folded, and Declan was again without work. However, through a stroke of luck, the New Castle Branch was looking for a receptionist right at that time. Declan applied and got the job. He’s been working there for the past four years.

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Extras

Character Quote: “Occam’s Razor, bitch!”
Theme Song: The Impression That I get- Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Dirty Little Secret:Declan is actually super into anime, though he’d be damned if he told anyone.
Anything Else: roleplayerguild.com/posts/3366314

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@Morose

[Morose]

@Nevix Under skills, you'll want to add in driving.

We also have another person I know trying for receptionist...So if they haven't handed theirs in within 24 hours, you'll be good to go.

[Fabricant451]

o ok

Eugene

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Eugene Han

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Character Summary

Name: Han Yoo Jin
Aliases: Eugene, Han Solo (Don't), Clean Eugene, Madame Butterfly (Also Don't)
Age: 35
Birthday: December 24th
Ethnicity: Korean
Birth Place: Busan, South Korea
Years With Dunder Mifflin Six
Gender: Female
Major/Minor: Anthropology/Economics
Occupation: Sales, Head Of.
Languages: Korean (Fluent). English (Fluent, but if asked? Learning)

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Appearance

Height: 5'5"
Weight: 126lbs
Build: Lithe, lean, though with more pudge in the face than she'd like. It's not an intimidating figure she has.
Eyes: Blue. Well, they're a dark blue.
Hair: Black, kept short because she got tired of having to worry about it.
Skin Tone: A pale olive. Moreso pale than anything else.
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings: Her birthmark looks kind of like a scar. If a scar was kind of weird looking and brown like mud. Other than that, none relal.
Personal Style: Rare is the time Eugene wears a dress, though on some days she wears a rather fitting dress and heels, darker colors like she's going to a funeral or something. On an average day, however, Eugene wears a navy blue pant suit and heels, though she switches to flats after about an hour. It's like clockwork.

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Psychology

Efficient * Neurotic * Perceptive * Uncooperative

Sexuality: Desperate
Relationship Status: Never Been Kissed/On a Date. Forever single.
Personality: Eugene never really was much of a 'people person' so naturally she tries to keep her distance from others that want to get a bit too chummy and casual - she really doesn't want to hear the details of your weekend when she's just trying to do what they pay her to do. In order to get people to stop bothering her, Eugene pretends as if she doesn't speak English when people approach her though the ruse has only sort of backfired; with the belief that Eugene doesn't speak English, she often became the go-to person for people to gossip to. When Eugene is alone in the lunch room, eating lunch as one does, it was not an uncommon sight for people to sit opposite her and just dish.

Of course this did wonders for her views towards people.

The deception has become harder and harder to maintain. Given that Eugene is fluent in English, her taking calls in-office has her playing up a woman who barely speaks the language, using simple words and phrases and constantly getting idioms wrong. It's not a pretty sight, but the original plan was hardly a winner to begin with. Her stance on people isn't negative, she isn't antisocial and would be more than willing to go to a bar with people if she were ever asked, but years of being the quiet, non English speaker who sits alone at lunch has painted Eugene in a not-so-positive light. She comes off as a bit of an ice queen due to her unwillingness to share a sale or to cover a shift or any other number of personal favors.

What's more is her punctuality and work ethic make the less motivated sorts stick out even more. To Eugene it's nothing special, she just does her job and makes sure everything is in days before the given deadline, and this punctuality and earnestness has paid off in more ways than one. Eugene tops the sales charts on a regular basis simply because she cares enough to do her job well. They're paying her, it's the least she could do. Despite her success, Eugene isn't a competitive person in the slightest; she's just diligent. Too diligent, some would say.

Part of what makes Eugene an effective salesperson is her ability to read people, thanks to her extensive study in the field of social and cultural anthropology and years of co-workers complaining about people eating food with names on it or something equally as banal. On an out-call, meeting clients face to face, Eugene picks up on social cues and uses that to her advantage, even with her pretend limited comprehension of the language.

Eugene has made her bed over the years and is now lying in it, even though when it comes down to it she's just a secretly lonely loner. People around the office like to do things other than their job which is why she doesn't work together with them, but now she feels much like an outsider looking in, and she knows it's her own doing.

Habits: Takes very small bites of food which has drawn parallels to 'eating like a squirrel' from people who observe this. Has a very obvious 'tell' when she's hamming up her lack of understanding - she blinks much more rapidly and she's shocked no one has picked up on this after six damn years.

Hobbies: Drinking socially, but only after hours and never on the job. Cooking. It calms her down and helps make her feel useful even though she just cooks for herself. All of her lunches are home-made and the only time she shares is when she brings stuff for an office party. Or if people take it. Watching reality television. Eugene's weekends are often spent catching up on reality television or bingeing through old favorites.

Fears:

• Already past the 'Christmas cake' age, Eugene is afraid at this point that she'll just settle for the first person that shows an interest rather than someone that she actually has feelings towards.
• An economic recession hitting her. She has a degree but considering that her job has little to do with that, at this point a job loss would pretty much ruin her financially and that's terrifying.
• Long drives with other people in the car. They'll probably want to sing songs and that's not happening.

Likes:

• Keeping Up With the Kardashians. No, she likes keeping up with them. Like...like the name of the show. It's a joke!
• Every single reality show where the end goal is 'finding your soulmate' even though it's a very, very small pool of potential suitors. It gives her hope.
• Bloody Mary's. Well really almost any drink but Eugene loves a Bloody Mary and will have way too many if left unchecked.
• Closing a sale and getting that commission.
• Playing poker, but ever since she cleaned out some now-gone employees people don't tend to invite her to poker games.
• Kind of hardcore rap music. It's poetic.

Dislikes:

• Lite/Light Beer. What's the point?
• Comedy movies. She has a sense of humor, she thinks, but finds American comedy movies to be absolutely impenetrable.
• Sitcoms, for much the same reason as her stance on movies - just let her watch re-runs of The Real World or something.
• Cooking shows. Especially the chefs that think that just because they have their face on shitty microwave dinners that they're gourmet experts.
• Pointless competitions, such as large scale sporting events.
• Shelled nuts like peanuts and pistachios and almonds. Too hard to get out for what is too small a reward.

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Cards On The Table

General World Skills:

• Economics and Numbers
• Empathy
• Driving (Cars)
• Card Counting
• Time Management

Combat Skills: Max 5 - History must reflect knowing these - Keep it grounded in the real world. Not everyone is a Jackie Chan. This covers things such as Athletics, Diving, Demolitions, Stamina, Acrobatics, Weapons. (Make sure to specify for things like Martial Arts and Unarmed Combat - Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu are two different skills and would take up two skill slots.

• One Year of Taekwondo
• Flexibility/Agility

What Is On Your Person:
This includes your clothing, jewelry, your wallet, your id, your keys; phone, credit cards, cash, pictures of mom and dad, tooth picks, smokes, lighter, weapons you may carry, shoes, purse and so forth. If it is not listed you are not carrying it. Again, keep it grounded in the real world.

• Silver watch from the mall
• Pearl earrings
• A dark red wallet inside a dark red purse. Wallet contains I.D., credit cards, library card, driver's license, and never more than 200 dollars cash.
• Navy blue pant suit, black heels, and replacement pair of black flats.
• Car keys along with apartment key
• Cellular phone, usually off or on silent. Galaxy S4.
• Phone charger USB for use in her car while driving.

Desk:
This is your stash basically - all your items that are not on you at all times. General things need not be listed like a computer, a stapler, and so forth. Somethings are just a given. But things like pictures of family, books, comic books, trading cards, pranking supplies, special mementos, and so forth are something that need to be listed out and very detailed. Keep this grounded in reality.

• Copy of college degree where photos of family would be
• Anthropology and Economics reference books
• Each and every certificate or award given to her over her years of employment
• Closed tin of cashews for secret mid-day munching.
• Styrofoam cups usually containing water - re-used until unable to do so.
• A pair of chopsticks in the upper right drawer, for when her lunch demands it.
• A Hyundai Sonata, twilight black.

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History

What Brings You to Dunder Mifflin: When she first applied it was for a position in accounting and only because financial institutions, like banks, were not returning her calls despite her meeting the qualifications. Her first position was terminated, that being in the accounting department of a big-name retailer (no, it isn't Wal Mart, why does everyone always assume Wal-Mart?) However, a mix-up in the paperwork saw Eugene put in the sales department. She didn't bother correcting the mistake, what with her feigning ignorance of the language and all, and now has been here for so long that it would be career suicide to leave now. Not exactly what she imagined for herself, but at least she has a job.

Life Up To This Point: Han YooJin was born in Korea, Busan to be a bit more precise, to parents who had tried unsuccessfully for years to bear a child. Yoo Jin's father was killed in a traffic accident and her mother, unable to support the burden of raising a child on her own in a bustling environment, did the only thing that made sense: asked her brother to look after Yoo Jin. Yoo Jin was sent to live with her uncle Gae who lived in America. Yoo Jin was desperate to stay in Korea, to remain with her mother, but no amount of pleading and crying could get her off the plane.

It was immigration that wound up giving her the name 'Eugene'. A mispronunciation by the obese uniformed officer to his superior and suddenly 'Han Yoo Jin' was 'Eugene Han'. This did not go over super well with the American children and teens that she went to school with. It was shockingly difficult to get people to understand that 'Yoo Jin' and 'Eugene' were different things. It's quite possible that her 'thing' with people started as a result of teasing.

Uncle Gae was a sous chef in a fancy French restaurant and in her spare time Eugene helped out by washing dishes. It was her way of paying back her uncle for looking after her, plus it gave her some spending cash. This work ethic of hers continued through to college, where she had to work for her tuition, first as a busgirl then as a full-on waitress, then later as a tutor for those in the economics program. The happiest day of her life was the day she graduated university with a degree in Anthropology; but none of her family was there to see it. Her mother was busy in Busan and hadn't really made any effort to keep in touch and Uncle Gae was behind bars after it was discovered that the French restaurant was really a front for a criminal organization. Uncle Gae was the fall guy and Eugene was not about to bail him out. That life was not for her.

Her education got her foot in the door as an accountant, but that job fell through thanks to downsizing. She was good at what she did, but just didn't seem to fit the corporate image, whatever the hell that meant. Her resume was fished out to various places in hopes to find a job and the only place to call her back in a timely manner was Dunder Mifflin.

History is the rest, as they say.

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Extras

Character Quote: "Mian haji anhda ,hajiman nan yeong-eoleul haji anhseubnida. anhneun salam-ege bulman sahang-eul jigjeob hasigi balabnida."
Theme Song:
Dirty Little Secret: Is still a virgin which she thinks is a bigger deal than it probably actually is.
Anything Else: http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3769598

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@Morose

[Nevix]

@Morose I'll fix that, but he can be quite easily adjusted to a salesman.

[Morose]

@Fabricant451 Looks good! :) If you could undo the [center] you have going on everything, that'd be lovely. But feel free to move her over. I'll get her desk assignment and everything up.

[Morose]

@Nevix Do you want to transition him into being a salesman? It's up to you what you want to do. :)

[Nevix]

@Morose I'll just do that. I picked receptionist at all but random, the other person probably wants it more than me.

[reiko]

@Nevix

[Nevix]

@AbysmalDemon Hm. Could you see Declan and Chris being friends?

[Nevix]

@Morose Alright, since there's no longer any role contention, is he good to go?

[Morose]

@Nevix Okay then! :) I suggest adding sales as a skill but that's optional. You can move him over and I'll assign him a desk in a moment. Finishing up our intern, Gwen.

[AbysmalDemon]

@AbysmalDemon Hm. Could you see Declan and Chris being friends?

@Nevix

Yeah of course I could.

[Nevix]

<Snipped quote by Nevix>

Yeah of course I could.

@AbysmalDemon

Then I'll be putting that on my relations sheet, if you don't mind.

[The Whacko]

Loving the mix so far. The relations page is gonna be fun to sort out.

[Morose]

I'll be PMing people to work out relations later tonight ^_^

[sakurasan]

I may join in on this. I am working on a character right now.

[LovelyComplex]

almost done with my character lovelies :D

[LovelyComplex]

@Morose Hopefully this is all good :3 willing to fix whatever if it is required.

- moved to character tab -

[Morose]

@lovely complex Looks good! :) She has the same theme song as Gwen, but that doesn't matter too much. Move her over into the Characters Tab, I'll add her to the character roster. :)

[LovelyComplex]

@Morose Thanks <3. I may or may not change it in the morning, it's 1 AM here, so I picked the first song that seemed upbeat and positive :D