[OOC] Strings

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[Hey Im Jordan]

_{SETTING | Present-Day Boston
GENRE | Slice-of-Life, Romance, Soulmates}

Premise...

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Do you believe in destiny? It's an uncomfortable idea to come to terms with, I know. To imagine that your lifetime may not entirely be your own. That the gentle hand of Fate, or some other higher power, can push and pull and prod you along a path you did not choose for yourself. To many, that is what the Strings represent: the grey-area in free-will.

We never used to put much stock in them. Men and women wasted their lives chasing them to the end, only to find disappointment at the end of the rainbow. There is no greater sorrow than having one's soul tied to someone who is already bound in holy matrimony, except for not having one in the first place.

As in many things, technology has opened new doors for those seeking their destiny. For the first time in recorded history, there is a greater than fifty percent chance of reaching the other end of a String in a human lifetime. Whether the destined bond is platonic –– based in friendship, family, lust, or rivalry –– or the romantic red of your true soulmate, it has never been easier to find The One.

Various organisations have cropped up in recent years to streamline the search. Some are funded, others are not, but either way the end result is narrowing down the possible location of one's soulmate to a narrow geographical area.

Like Boston.

The Threads of Fate...

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Even in the earliest written records from the four corners of the world, there are references to the Strings. They may not always be called the same thing, with different names in different languages, but in description they are identical.

Invisible to all but those they tie together, the Strings come in a myriad of different colours, each representing separate shades of human relationships. Green for friendships, the sort that last forever, best mates. Purple for lust, sexual attraction and compatibility 'without any strings attached'. Orange, for never-ending rivalries, friendly or otherwise. The only way to see someone else's strings is through physical contact, though secretive new technologies allow companies to offer assistance (often for a price) in tracing them to a location.

And then there's the special case of red. With few exceptions, a person only ever has one red string tied around their fingers and leading off into the distance. Red is for romance, for the one person in the world destiny has picked out as the perfect life-partner. A soulmate. While finding the end of the other strings is still a happy coincidence, few ever go out of their way to search for them as they do the end of their red one.

Small inklings of emotion can filter down through the connection. Supposedly. How much of that is just wishful thinking is up in the air. Still, there is precedent to believe that based on the flip-side of the coin. Threads can be unwound, unpicked, or cut off, but every little action taken to remove them hurts –– like losing a limb –– for both sides. Even the skeptics who object to chasing dreams tend to leave them be.

OOC Info...

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This roleplay is going to be based around the idea of soulmates. Taking place in Boston, it will be heavily ‘ship-centric’, moreso than most slice-of-life RPs. Though there will obviously be romantic soulmates via a red thread, there will also be other types of Strings, ranging from friendship, to lifelong rival, and even lust-based. Now, just as a forewarning, every roleplayer who participates will be required to play two (2) characters. One will have a soulmate randomized by the GMs, and one can be selected via discussing between yourselves!

Feel free to change the colours of the application (found in the Character Tab), but try not to change up the formatting too much. Remove all instructions before submission.

The RP is going to be taking place in the modern day, and we’ll be using real-life face claims exclusively. If you have any questions that weren’t answered directly here, please mention the GMs (@Hey Im Jordan & @McHaggis) and ask away, we’ll answer as soon as possible.

[Hey Im Jordan]

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[McHaggis]

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[Fabricant451]

Once more into the abyss

[Bee]

Kate Holliday

24 ● female ● pansexual

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summary

Kate, to put it simply, is a very shallow person -- it's hard to read this girl.

brief history

Kate was born in Burlington, Vermont into a rather traditional household. Upon her birth, her family uprooted themselves and relocated to Los Angeles, California where she grew up. Kate and her three siblings spent the most time with their mother as her father was the only person who worked in the family. While her mother tended to her siblings, Kate was often off doing her own thing as was usual for kids and teenagers who didn't really have anything better to do. Her group of friends growing up loved to tinker with things and soon Kate embraced that love and discovered her talent with all things mechanical.

Her senior year of high school she was dead set on committing to USC despite its killer price tag (I mean seriously, it's fucking $50,000/year). She felt it was the best place for her, and did everything she could to get herself in there. She did make it in, but she had to pay the full price tag and was very quickly put into a mountain of debt because student loans were pretty much the only way she was going to afford such a high class education. Upon receiving her Bachelor's, she received an offer to be a mechanic at a higher class garage across the country, landing her where she is now.

The day that she met her string was a rather confusing day for Kate. Being that she is a turbo virgin (to the point where she has never kissed someone), she doesn't really know how to process her feelings. Not like it's a big priority for her right now, but she really would like to get to the bottom of it so she has a better grip on what to do. But as for now, her inability to process her feelings plagues her on a daily basis. Sometimes she'll spend an ungodly amount of time trying to figure out how to go about this.

strings

⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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other information

dialogue colour: #D71657
faceclaim: Diana Korkunova
theme song: Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)

[McHaggis]

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[cerozer0]

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[Bee]

Anastasia "Anna" Ivanova

25 ● female ● bisexual

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summary

Biggest bitch you'll ever meet.

brief history

Anastasia was born in Kiev, Ukraine to a former Ukrainian national and a nurse. Her arrival into this world was perfectly timed as her parents had decided to emigrate from Ukraine to the United States to pull their daughters away from an increasingly tense environment. As a result, she had spent the vast majority of her childhood in Akron, Ohio. Gone was the prestige of being the child of a high ranking official and in was the everday struggle and issues every single middle-class family faced. They couldn't live life the way they did back in Ukraine.

Luckily, her parents were still able to give her a comfortable upbringing despite their new means. Anastasia was luckily able to go through her schooling without anyone finding out who her parents were, and eventually she was accepted into Northeastern University where she was able to earn a Bachelor's of Science in Bionengineering - which lead her to stay in Boston. Boston, for the most part, has been the biggest change in Anastasia's life besides the move to America while she was still inside of her mother. Boston was where she laid down her own roots, as well as meet the one string in her life.

However, her string isn't exactly someone she wants to associate with. It isn't because she doesn't like them, she just doesn't think that she's good enough for them, despite her outward demeanor. As a result, she tends to appear aggressive despite her feelings. But rest assured, she and her string have quite a strange relationship, at least from her perspective.

strings

⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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You may choose how many green (friendship), purple (lust) or orange (rivalry) strings your character has up to a maximum of five total. For these strings, your characters may already know each other.

other information

dialogue colour: #ffffe6
faceclaim: Scarlett Leithold
theme song: Anna Yvette - Shooting Star

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[Grimoire Gaming]

Character 1/2

Patricia "Tish" Webber

25 ● female ● lesbian

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summary

A spunky, energetic woman with a deep love for art, entertainment, animals, and people.

brief history

Tish was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She grew up in the same school district where she met her life-long best friend, Tate. The pair became fast friends and even wound up having a middle-school crush on the same girl. Tate didn’t know that at the time, though. Tish was closeted until she was fourteen and Tate was one of the first people that she came out to. This was also the age when she decided to stop giving a shit about what people thought about her: she started wearing whatever she wanted, picked up some bad habits, dyed her hair black, and openly dated girls.

Patricia’s father, Frank Webber, was and is a hot-blooded American and her mother, Regina, was an immigrant from Brighton. Her grandparents still live in the UK, Tish has only met them a few times, back when she was very young. Frank is a business professor at Boston University, and he raised Tish as a loving single father when breast cancer took his wife. Tish has some distant family in other states, and countries, but she is only really close to her dad.

Tish was eight years old when her mom died, which she took hard at the time, but this was just a passing cloud over the vibrant sun that has been burning within Tish since birth. Her father was her rock back then and still is, so Tish can continue to let her light shine. Frank supported her decision to go to art school, even when he wasn’t confident that one could make a living off of a hobby. Once she has graduated and really showed her ambition to excel, Frank helped her start her own business. Tish is happily upper middle class, it’s the only thing she’s ever known. She lives in a small downtown apartment a few blocks away from her shop, Black Sunrise.

Black Sunrise is a cozy little tattoo shop owned and operated by Tish, with three artists, herself included. Tish opened Black Sunrise three years ago, shortly after finishing her year long, post-graduation internship at a larger shop on the other side of the city. Black Sunrise is more than Tish’s workplace, it is her church, and her sanctuary. She spends her days creating both art and meaningful connections with the residents of Boston, and her nights enjoying the nightlife that the city has to offer. This nightlife includes the strip club that her bestie owns, and that’s not just because Tate owns it, either. A girl has needs to be met while she awaits meeting whatever soulmate exists for her out there.

strings

⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓣𝓪𝓽𝓮⎯⎯⎯⎯
^{He’s my best friend in the entire world, ride or die. Growing up our parents thought that we would get married someday, and if I weren’t so gay, we probably would have!}
⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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other information

dialogue colour: 2E8B57
Faceclaim: Hannah Pixie Snowdon
theme song: “Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time” — Panic! At The Disco

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[McHaggis]

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[Undine]

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[Akayaofthemoon]

Hey, I just want to give a heads up that I decided I will join. Probably going to be making 2 female characters. Hopefully here in the next few hours as I want to do everything in one go.

[Undine]

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[Hey Im Jordan]

Hey, I just want to give a heads up that I decided I will join. Probably going to be making 2 female characters. Hopefully here in the next few hours as I want to do everything in one go.

@Akayaofthemoon

Rad!

[LovelyComplex]

Tate

27 ♦ M ♦ Bisexual

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summary

Started with dirt and turned that dirt into gold.

brief history

Child services ripped Tate from his biological mother, who he genuinely loved, even aside from her blaring flaws and terrible parenting. Let's just say he was exposed to things no child should bare witness to at such a young age, especially visuals in regards to nudity due to his mother's occupation. Even so, that didn't change the fact that she hustled for both her and her son. He admired her for that. She wasn't perfect, far from it, but she was definitely a diamond in the rough. Even if he was small, he could see that she loved him and would do whatever she can to provide for him... that is, until she couldn't anymore.

To think he had an even worst upbringing as a kid and teen than as a toddler and baby. That's not saying much. On his seventh birthday, he was brought into foster care, his new guardians being the Paxtons, a lower-middle class family that preferred a lifestyle of minimalism and religion. A drastic change from the life he was use to. With his mom, he had more than enough freedom, but with the Paxtons, this new home, there were rules and expectations. There was structure and tradition. You can only imagine how Tate reacted. Not well.

Somehow, his actions only caused his new parents to fall even more in love with him, knowing it was their 'fate' to save him and ease his troubled soul, so! They adopted him two years later, as a gift for his ninth birthday. One can say he isn't fond of the day that he was brought into the world. Nothing good happens on July 31st. On top of that, nothing he did seemed to stir his parents. He acted out, he broke things, he skipped class, and yet... they still felt inclined to forgive him. His new parents were sickeningly nice and it honestly gave him the creeps. One thing he noticed about them was, aside from them focusing all their attention to 'change' him, they lacked ambition. They were fine with playing house. They were stagnant. He was the most interesting thing in their lives and that... that was sad.

Throughout all this, he met this girl named Tish (he was 13, she was 11), their green thread was the first thing he noticed. What the hell was this string? Who the hell is this girl? These threads of fate that he now chooses to ignore because who the hell made this shit up? 'Strings' define your relationship with someone. What the fuck? And yet... he couldn't ignore this girl. They clicked instantly and while he helped her use her voice and express her individuality, she drove him to get his act together and make something out of himself. Years later, when he was twenty three, no longer living under the same roof as his parents (but still receiving letters of prayers in the mail - reluctantly so), he built his playground that was all inspired by the memory of his mother.

He called her IMPULSE. Nowadays? It's the best strip joint in Boston.

strings

⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓣𝓲𝓼𝓱⎯⎯⎯⎯
^{Da fuck you lookin' at? Eyes on her face. Not her bod. I crack skulls for a living.}
⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓒𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓻𝔂⎯⎯⎯⎯
^{If you haven't noticed, I get attached to girls and play big brother. What can I say? I'm a lady's man. With Cherry, I want to help. Right now, that's in the form of cash-money. If she needs someone to read a script with, I'd be down but gotta' find an audition first. I will send her job opportunities if I find 'em. So far, just porn! But, she doesn't need to go further down the rabbit hole that is my industry. She's better than that.}
⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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other information

dialogue colour: 3041cb
faceclaim: Liam Payne
theme song: Kangaroo Court - Capital Cities

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Jamie

25 ✿ F ✿ Heterosexual

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summary

A contagiously optimistic hot mess, whose life revolves around her employer, leaving her with little to no time to pursue her dreams.

brief history

If Jamie could do anything else than what she is doing now, it would be photography. She loves painting a beautiful visual for her audience, which is anyone who follows her blog: Operation Beautiful. A place where she gives daily reminders that you can take on your day with an iron fist, where she writes entries whenever she is inspired (every Tuesday and Thursday, ideally), and occasionally, a vlog appears, but those are rare. The main reason, though? A place where she can showcase her pictures. Anything really, that can brighten people's days, while she shows her journey as a striving, young adult trying to make something out of herself. Whatever that may be. A confidence blog, which she hopes is helping people, even a little.

She's learned over time that photography shouldn't be limited by one aesthetic, so growing up, she's practiced taking pictures of distinctively different subject matters. However, her strength would definitely lie in capturing memorable and candid moments, showing the beauty of people. Everyone was beautiful to her. If only everyone saw what she saw... Unfortunately, her dreams are only in the form of a blog because she needs stability and currently that is in the form of being the personal assistant of a real estate mogul.

Having recently turned twenty five, she asks herself: 'How did I get to this point in my life?' Jamie helps with time and daily management, meeting arrangements, morning juice runs (not coffee), lunch runs, dinner runs, cooking, cleaning, folding a man's underwear, making sure a house is in perfect shape for visitors at any moment in time, advice that may not always be taken well, sending flowers to love interests, finding out everything about people as protocol, contact information memorization for friends, for coworkers, for clients, all for one, single person!

The fact that she even has time for a blog is amazing, but she is chaotically functional. Sure, sometimes she drops the really expensive juice at his favorite cafe and have to go back to get another one, sure, she may have walked in on him flirting and maybe, undressing a woman, but she still has her job! And she'd like to say she's pretty good at it, even if HE is her top priority and not herself! It doesn't help that when she walked to his office for her interview she was following a purple thread and boy was she surprised to find that her new employer was at the end of it. NO, she didn't find him HIGHLY attractive and LICKABLE. NO, she has never entertained the possibility of HER being the woman in his office. NO. She has NEVER thought about him in her mind! NO. She was his assistant! Nothing more, nothing less.

In other news, she has a degree in Public Relations, and a double minor in communications and language. All that she is currently putting into good use, but... is this what she wants to do for the rest of her life? Was she even making her parents proud? They've always told her photography wouldn't pay well, so here she was. Working as an assistant for a handsome, dirty, rich man. Maybe, she should go into real estate too. She has a pretty good connection, even if there was a lot of... NOTHING! A lot of NOTHING.

strings

⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
^{RESERVED by JORDAN.}
⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓚𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓗𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓭𝓪𝔂⎯⎯⎯⎯
^{I will stop everything for her. If I get in trouble, whatever. It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission... sometimes. Kate is far too important to leave hanging. If she got hurt, and I could've stopped that from happening? What kind of friend am I! So, like my boss, I stay in contact with her 24/7.}
⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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other information

dialogue colour: ffbf00
faceclaim: Zoe Elizabeth Sugg "Zoella"
theme song: How You Love Me - 3LAU, ft. Bright Lights

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[Fabricant451]

I really wish ya'll didn't go all fancy font because now I have to do it too otherwise everyone would think I was lame

Karen Scaletti

35 ● Female ● Lesbian

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summary

A humanitarian who loves everyone except herself.

brief history

The world seems to have it in for Karen Scaletti but for all the things its taken from her the one thing she has is her smile. A product of the foster care system, Karen never knew her birth parents and given that they didn't want her - so she assumes - she's never felt the desire to track them down; she just hopes they're happy, wherever they are while wondering from time to time if they ever think about her. Passed around from family to family due to various circumstances, most notably a foster family whose Pater familias had a harddrive full of illegal images and videos, Karen didn't truly find a home until she was thirteen. She found it in Willoughby, Ohio, a town noted only for its proximity to Cleveland and its annual BBQ Rib Festival.

Karen had trouble making friends in school at first, given her troubles for the first thirteen years of her life she was accustomed to disappointment, but Willoughby was a nice little town and she was nothing if not determined to make the best of a bad hand of poker. Her first year of school saw Karen not exactly making friends in the traditional sense but she certainly left an impression. It wasn't exactly normal for a Freshman to help with the prom planning and decoration or pep rally decoration or to join the Homecoming committee but Karen was there for all of them, happy to help hang banners or help set up and rearrange furniture or do supply runs; when Karen went to Homecoming she didn't have a date and she didn't dance with anyone other than herself but she was smiling the widest just from looking at the handiwork she put in to make sure the others were having a great time. By the time graduation rolled around, her senior superlative was 'Most Likely to Harbor a Fugitive' as well as 'Best Smile'. After high school she traveled to the east coast to attend broadcasting school.

Being something of a romantic and utterly fond of cheesy romance movies, Karen loves the notion that there's a soul mate out there for everyone even if until recently she was under the impression that it was nothing more than a fancy pipe dream. Karen had always been the type to fall hard and often in unrequited fashion. Overly fond of the 'lipstick lesbian' type, throughout university she pined for various girls and never made a move apart from one time at a party that involved her oversharing and then leaving the party like a mouse scurrying out of the sunlight. The relationships she has had have never lasted beyond the six month period and well into her mid-thirties she'd all but given up to live with her two cats, Raggedy Anne and Haggardly Randi who she loves dearly.

Karen resides in Boston and works as a morning dj on the easy listening station which makes her audience basically the middle aged working men and women of the greater Boston area. When she isn't easing people into the working day with soft jams and her gentle, positive radio voice, she's doing volunteer work around the city. If there's a community event, chances are Karen is involved - and she attends local government meetings as an interested and concerned citizen. She really hopes for the best with her String...but history hasn't been the kindest to Karen Scaletti and even if things don't work out...if there's one thing that's constant in the ever changing world it's the smiling face of Karen Scaletti.

strings

⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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other information

dialogue colour: #FFFF00
faceclaim: Kate Micucci
theme song: Once I was strong but I lost the fight. You won't find a better loser.(Bell Bottom Blues by Derek and the Dominoes)

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Emily Ogawa

23 ● Female ● Bisexual

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summary

Emily dreams of sushi.

brief history

Emily, birth name Emiri, was born in Yamaguchi but relocated to the United States due to her father, a top level employee at a car manufacturer, having to move for work. The move came at the age where Emiri was old enough to miss Japan and dread moving to a country around the world and away from her friends. Her mother kept saying how they would have to adjust and smile for the father's sake and Emiri was nothing if not a good daughter in that regard. It was something of a culture shock for the young girl and it wasn't even until secondary education that she started to come out of her shell a bit and embrace the change.

Part of that is attributed to Zoey, a friend she made in college who Emily felt a bond with - and not in the red String sort of way that seemed all the rage. Emily was two years older but their friendship was strong to the point where they presently room together. It was during her university days that Emily became more social and outgoing; she was still homesick, of course, but she stopped looking at the new country with a bit of disgust and apprehension. Never mind the fact that her String seemed to suggest that she was exactly where she was supposed to be; she's not exactly a believer in such notions.

The final year of college Emily got accepted into an apprenticeship at Oishi Sushi, a rather well known establishment owned and operated by a professionally trained and ornery sushi chef. Emily, who was a business major, initially found the place in college and used it to get a bit of a taste for home before falling in love with it to the point of changing the course of her career path. Business was not a passion. This was. The apprenticeship is difficult, to say the least, and she's almost a year into it which means she'll start having a more active role in the preparation of the various dishes on offer. Working at Oishi Sushi, noted for its exquisite offerings and authenticity and fresh ingredients, is doing wonders to make Emily not long for a return trip home. Of course, once she takes over Oishi Sushi she might not get a chance to go home again.

She might not fully be over home, but she's definitely where she wants, and needs, to be.

strings

⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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other information

dialogue colour: #FF0066
faceclaim: Kaori Housako
theme song: Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
But I do, I think I do
And you're an all-American boy
I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl (Your Best American Girl by Mitski)

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[The Mad Hatter]

Placeholder and WIP CS

ABC

29 ● Male ● Heterosexual

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Summary

A one sentence description of your character (make it a good 'un).

Brief History

Three or four paragraphs on your character's history. This should include some reference to the importance (or unimportance) of the String in their life.

Strings

⎯⎯⎯⎯Love⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯Diane River (Ex-wife)⎯⎯⎯⎯
^{Diane and I married young. Too young. We just clicked right away and we were sure that we could stay together forever. Now we're divorced, but she is, without doubt, the best friend I have had and ever will have. She is a good, caring, helpful woman adn the best mother in the world to my little girl. I love her to death, just not the … right way..}
⎯⎯⎯⎯Lust⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯Rivalry⎯⎯⎯⎯
^{Character's thoughts on this person here.}
⎯⎯⎯⎯?￰ﾝﾓﾭ?￰ﾝﾓﾷ?￰ﾝﾓﾲ?￰ﾝﾔﾂ ?￰ﾝﾓﾷ?￰ﾝﾓﾷ?￰ﾝﾔﾀ?⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯?￰ﾝﾓﾭ?￰ﾝﾓﾷ?￰ﾝﾓﾲ?￰ﾝﾔﾂ ?￰ﾝﾓﾷ?￰ﾝﾓﾷ?￰ﾝﾔﾀ?⎯⎯⎯⎯
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Other Information

Dialogue Color:
#40E0D0

Faceclaim:
Brett Dalton

Theme song:

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[Akayaofthemoon]

Juniper Reid

25 ● Female ● Bisexual

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Summary

Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness

Brief History

If you were to ask Juniper what her childhood was like, she would probably answer that her childhood was like a gilded cage. No matter how beautiful it was or how much she had, it was a lonely and heartbreaking experience. She loves her family and would do anything to please them or make them happy but it didn't change the feeling of something missing. She was practically raised by an assistant or nanny as her father ran his empire behind closed doors and her mother was always travelling, her fashion designing taking her to one show or another. Her days were scheduled down to the minute and her only small enjoyments were ballet or modelling for her mother's line though that was losing its sway. It was practically decided that one day her mother legacy would be hers as modelling couldn't go on forever. Sadly, Juniper didn't want anything to do with it but she couldn't speak up. The thought of disappointing them or trying to forge her own path made her sick and worry that she would be shoved out of their lives.

It had already been a full-blown fight when she had expressed to them that she would like to try things other than modelling. The word acting made them cringe and when she expressed possibly going towards dancing or really anything out of the norm of her life's schedule, it had been 'you are breaking our hearts' or the 'what did we do to make you want to throw away all your hard work'. The fight had been the reason for her packing up and moving to her own place so she could start living. What kind of adult didn't know how to cook their own meals? Well, you are looking at her and she isn't proud of that fact. They did not make the arrangement easy and she still stuck the schedule that their assistant had placed but she was signing up for acting auditions as it seemed like a good way to branch out for a first try. Modelling had after all been the only thing she knew since she was a toddler.

The secret wish in the back of her mind is that by trying something new that maybe she might meet one of her strings. She had been subjected to private tutors and being alone. If it stayed like this, she would a fashion designer, married of to who know as her parents would want a say, and have aquentences instead of actual meaningful friendships. That was not an option but at the same time....it scared her to try. It was why she hadn't fully commited to much other then having her own place.

Strings

⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
^{Character's thoughts on this person here.}
⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
^{Character's thoughts on this person here.}
⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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Other Information

Dialogue Colour: 59606D
Faceclaim: Sarah McDaniel
Theme Song:Human - Christina Perri

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Nova Wilder

28 ● Female ● Bisexual

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Summary

Wandering does not show that you're lost, it just says you like to explore

Brief History

Nova doesn't speak of her childhood, not being from a very loving home which was the nicest way to put it. The years in that home has made her guarded in many ways and causes her to push others away from her as she tries to protect them from the bad luck she is. It is so bad that she believed as a kid she was not worthy to have the strings attached to her and once in the past she thought about cutting them. The thought on her mind at the time being that if you love or care for something then set it free but the more she stared at them, the more she knew that it was not possible for her to do such a thing. She didn't know if the stories were true about the pain in removing them and while she was not a stranger to pain, she didn't wish to harm those that she had never even met. It was in her early teenage years that she decided to try and follow her strings, not caring who she met first or which string they had between them. Obviously, being a homeless teenage runaway didn't mean she could have any help such as an organization so she travelled instead letting fate and signs lead the way.

She learned to perform magic, play music, and dance as a way of earning money to get from one place at a time. The magic tricks sometimes a cover for the little things stolen off people here and there. Nova didn't let herself feel guilty about her actions and just made sure not to get caught or in trouble since jail was the last thing she wanted or worse, being sent back to them. It took a few more years to realize that her choice to dump school and a normal life had made getting a job or staying in one place long close to impossible. Nova was able to get odd jobs here and there but it seemed that most of the time it never lasted. Street smarts are one thing but not graduating was a bit downfall when applications came around. It wasn't until she reached Boston that she was able to get a job at a local coffee shop as a barista and felt like she should stay in town.

It was that exact feeling that had her putting down roots and signing up to be a roommate. It wasn't a glamorous life but maybe something would change for the better. She could work on finishing school and if she was lucky then maybe she could further explore the arts and other things she was actually interested in. It hurt to admit that she was giving up on finding her strings after so many years of trying on her own. It would be more likely that with time, maybe an organization could be found to fix that but for now, focusing on herself and making it better.

Strings

⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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⎯⎯⎯⎯𝓘𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓤𝓷𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷⎯⎯⎯⎯
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Other Information

Dialogue Colour: D88537
Faceclaim: Karen Gillan
theme song: Mindy Gledhill - Anchor

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[murdoc]

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[McHaggis]

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