ineffable

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Guys! This seems awesome! Are you still open for character sheets?

TAP - A Romantic Vacation [High-Casual]

Gaia collapsed on the crisp sheets of the Plaza hotel bed and grunted in frustration as she tried to pull a high heel on. God, why did she even agree to do this? Why couldn't she find love on her own? But knowing herself she would never ever be able to manage it anyway, she couldn't even force herself to socialize a bit more, much less be the starting end of a flirtatious conversation so maybe this option was for the best. Plus, it was paid for and she wouldn't have to spend much out of her budget in having what had been advertised as a pretty good time if not a chance at finding her true love. Gaia wrinkled up her nose. One true love? Who was she kidding?

As she got up she smoothed out the simple black dress she wore, recurled a strand of her hair and ran some lip gloss across her chapped lips. Gaia headed towards the hotel room door before she swiveled back and shaking her head at herself she reached for one of her tinier, compact books and stuffed that into the bag she had on too.

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45 minutes later and she was regretting her decision to come to the party. The glass of whiskey and scotch she held in her hands was starting to feel heavy and she could feel her curls unfurling. What with just the sheer amount of beautiful and handsome faces that surrounded her Gaia felt totally inferior. A girl in a flower crown seemed to be dominating the space she had, especially radiant in a crowd of like-minded people and Gaia sighed, wishing she could be as charismatic as that girl was. She also noticed a man who a lot of people seemed to be eyeing in curiosity (Gaia thought he looked normal enough, was there something wrong?) and a couple of girls who were drinking at the bar, one who looked quite excited to be there and the other looking quite laid back.

Gaia finally decided that going anywhere was a moot point and that no one would talk to her anyway so she beelined towards her seat and placed down the small card, her purse and her drink on the table. She'd asked for a chicken dinner and her stomach rumbled in anticipation. She leaned her glossy brown head of hair back against the seat and inhaled a deep breath before she lunged forward and grabbed the book from her bag before she could stop herself. She would look totally out of place if she read here but...NO, Gaia shook her head furiously at herself and the book was returned to her bag. She would try to socialize or if not she just would have to sit here, drink her dwindling drink and look relatively approachable or pensive. She had a feeling that she would still look very out of place but that was still better than reading a book in the middle of a frigging social event!
"Oh god help me, Mr.Darcy" She muttered, rolling her eyes

TAP - A Romantic Vacation [High-Casual]

Quick relay of what @eclecticwitch said in the Discord:

Please have the character questionnaires (which she has linked the form for on the discord) finished by tomorrow at 9pm Central.

Thanks everyone!

TAP - A Romantic Vacation [High-Casual]

Current Character Count:

Females - 5 (+1 if Kat's character is accepted)
Males - 4 (+1 if Alex's character is accepted)

Total of: 9 (+2)

TAP - A Romantic Vacation [High-Casual]

@alexfangtalon

Funny, I recognized your username and tried to pinpoint where I had RPed with you before (I think it was a 100 days of summer). Nice to see you again!

~ ineffable's Characters ~

Palm Beach Royals: Senior Year

Georgie Fielders

_{FC: Bridget Satterlee}

Oh
Now I don't hardly know her
But I think I could love her
Crimson and clover
Ah
I wish she'd come walking over
Now I've been waiting to show her
Crimson and clover
Over and over

Full Name

Georgia Zara Fielders

Nickames

Georgie, Z

Age

17

Gender

Female

Sexuality

Heterosexual

Relationship Status

Occupied...with Sawyer Lockwood

Label

The Manic Pixie Photography Geek

Appearance Details

• Hair: Dark brown with blonde ends | Wavy | Loose
• Eyes: Hazel with green specks
• Height: 5'7"
• Body Type: Petite, yet she sometimes manages to tower over people
• Clothing Style: Rugged Hipster Chic | Flannels and wooly jackets
• Makeup Wise: Very quickly done makeup (eyeliner and mascara), signature slash of matte red/brown lipstick
• Scars, Tattoos and/or Piercings: Small white scar line by her ankle when she had scraped it against a sharp shell as a child.

Personality Traits

Positives

△ Fun loving
△ Spontaneous
△ Loyal to her friends and family. She loves them to death!
△ Creative
△ Empathetic
△ Has a very gentle, quiet side sometimes
△ Great comedic sense
△ Just fun to be around

Negatives

▼ Does things without thinking them through
▼ She often expects a perfect relationship, with her friends, with her family and with anyone she shares a strong bond with.
▼ Her quiet side often shows up at the worst of times
▼ She does want a relationship but always doubts her ability to hold them down (refer to aforementioned point)
▼ Doesn't know what she wants
▼ She's also crazy judgemental sometime and her moral code gets her in trouble

Georgie is almost exactly what her label defines her as: some manic pixie dream girl. She's exciting to be with and sees the bright side in life, almost always. If there's something out there with a risk factor and the guarantee of an exciting time you'd find her there first. She's a refreshing breeze of air to the people she's with and often unlucky onlookers get dragged into her antics. At the same time she's quite kind and feels very deeply what others feel, her bonds with her friends and family especially deep to her because she values the relationships she has a lot. And sometimes she's completely the opposite of what she seems to be, turning into a very quiet and almost self conscious person when faced with a challenge or bad thoughts. A kind of coping mechanism, she notices this quiet side as a small peeling off of the fun loving mask she has on top and a small peek into the person she is underneath.

Upbringing Synopsis

Albert and Melissa met at Hills College as students and as of predicted in age old families of wealth and tradition, their parents set them up together as the next power couple to be. They dated on and off for several months as they initially weren't too attracted to each other but after graduation they become closer as their work paths crossed and fell in love, for real this time. A couple of years later and they'd given birth to two handsome boys and their precious daughter. On the outside they were an attractive family, filled with warmth and all kinds of sickly sweet family stuff and that was true...to an extent.

Georgie grew up as their prized only daughter, and she was allowed to pursue whatever path she wanted (as much as her mother longed for her daughter to enter a modelling career). Her twin brothers were your stereotypical teenage boys but loved their little sister dearly and would often find themselves bending to her will most of the time. Georgie never felt like her family was distant, not like her friend's families were but at the same time she doesn't feel like she can tell her family about everything. While not being totally crazy, her parents were a tiny bit "off". Her dad (a well known actor) always flits about the upper class social circles and while giving off genuinity, never really shows people how he really is like inside. Hell, she doesn't even think she's seen that side of him before and her mom, the CEO of a modelling agency, seems to get more and more distant as she is pulled into work and the kids grow up. Weekends where the family would watch football or movies together never really feel the same to Georgie now as they did when she was a kid. Her brothers are away at college and their empty spots on the couch remind her how much she missed them meddling about in her business and as for her parents, well, they were them and dealing with various personal problems. But hey, she had photography to fill the gap and a lifetime of experiences to grasp at. Who cares about their family, anyway? People would think she was soft.

Family

Albert (Bert) Fielders | Actor | Dad
Melissa Rothshold-Fielders | CEO of "Rothshold Modelling Agency" | Mom
Reginald (Reggie) Fielders | University student at Hills College | Older brother (twin)
Reagan (Roggie) Fielders | University student at Hills College | Older brother (twin)

Misc.

* Face claim: Bridget Satterlee
* Color code: slateblue
* She's head of the Photography Club
* She posts her work online often on her blog which while not altogether popular, still has an audience
* Old image link
* Collage

Georgie's Relationships

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Sawyer Lockwood || first love, last boyfriend?
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They had been fast friends after being introduced to each other by Gavin, however, after a fallout with him over his drug addiction they weren't on talking terms for two years. She still continues to love him and after a recent development in which she confessed her feelings for him and received in return a mutual confession, they now are together. She loves him and he loves her...isn't that enough?

↳ _{"I'm happy now, we're happy now and that's all that matters. Maybe I'm just an idyllic thinker but whatever."}

Max Wallenberg || maybe a little itty bitty crush
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A quick adventure out to the lake with a jockishly cute boy and Georgie thinks she's developed the smallest crush, but no, Max Wallenberg has broken too many hearts already for Georgie to ever really consider dating him...or will she?

↳ _{"Max? Oh...I...Well, he's a nice guy. Really nice eyes, and hair, and well when he took his shirt off to swim in the lake...wooh!"}

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^{𝚏 𝚛 𝚒 𝚎 𝚗 𝚍 𝚜 𝚑 𝚒 𝚙 𝚜 & 𝚏 𝚛 𝚒 𝚎 𝚗 𝚍 𝚕 𝚒 𝚎 𝚜}

Gavin Lockwood || best friend extrodinaire
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Georgie absolutely loves Gavin to death. They have the same artistic interests and really do seem to get on like a house on fire. He's kind and funny and they have the best times together: as two people so alike normally do. Plus, he was the reason why she met Sawyer and for that she was very grateful.

↳ _{"Gavin is an angel. He gives the best hugs and is so funny and positive all the time. If I could make anyone my best man/woman/bridesmaid/maid of honor at my nonexistent wedding it would be him. Being with Gavin is like being with a rainbow, he's iridescent."}

Mackenzie Davenport || partner in crime
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Mackenzie and Georgie met through their dads, who had both played a part in a TV show before Mac came to America. Of course, they were introduced to each other and became friends and surprisingly enough became quite close due to their daring personalities

↳ _{"I love Mac! She's absolutely the best and someone I can go on so many adventures with. She can be the very best partner in crime and a great friend to lash out and do something crazy."}

Carter Newton Jr. || a possible friend
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Georgie and Carter were in the same class but never really talked. After a kind of awkward lunch of the tastiest empanadas that Georgie has ever had and the drive to the Halloween party Georgie feels that Carter might prove to be a nice friend to her, if she ever really talks to him again sometime.

↳ _{"Carter's a kind person, and he's funny too! His mom's empanadas are the best, remind me to ask him for the recipe again. Somedays I wish I could ask to take a photo of him, not creepily or anything, but he's just so photoshoot worthy, you know?"}

Stella Lambert || a ray of sunshine
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Georgie and Stella have been friends and Georgie has always appreciated having someone else bright and cheerful around. Her enthusiasm has always managed to cheer Georgie up, which G is very grateful for.

↳ _{"Stells is a great person and anyone would be lucky to know her. Her positivity is always through the roof and we should all be happy for that"}

Beatrice Endive || knightress to the rescue
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Bea and Georgie have a strong friendship, one in which devoid of, Georgie would be entirely devastated. Bea has always come to Georgie's rescue and Georgie knows that without her Georgie's life would be an absolute mess. Bea is always there to give her the advice she needs and is always both simultaneously a calm presence as she is an exciting and fun one.

↳ _{"I love that girl! She's the best human ever, sorry Ansel Adams. Bea is always there when you need her and she's literally the best."}

Nicole Milano || cheerleader
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Georgie absolutely loves Nicole. She's a great person to be around and they get along like a house on fire practically. Both of them have sunny dispositions and that's probably why they are friends.

↳ _{"Nicole is a great cheerleader and an even greater person."}

Chrissie McCoy || star of the show
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Chrissie poses for Georgie's photos quite often and they talk when they can. She's an absolute beautiful model and has always managed to hit all the marks that Georgie has for her. Plus, they're both mutual friends with Stella so honestly nothing can go wrong with this sunny relationship.

↳ _{"Chrissie's a star. She's so talented and she's such a nice person too. It's crazy how someone can have it all!"}

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^{𝚊 𝚌 𝚚 𝚞 𝚊 𝚒 𝚗 𝚝 𝚊 𝚗 𝚌 𝚎 𝚜 & 𝚞 𝚗 𝚔 𝚗 𝚘 𝚠 𝚗 𝚜}

Santiago Fernandez || a fiery unknown
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She's passed him sometimes in the hall but all she really hears about are his escapades.

↳ _{"He's hot but dating him is asking for trouble, April's got guts man"}

Marisol Casitillo || sk4ter girl
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Georgie admires her for her braveness but has never spoken to her, strictly speaking, she is kind of nervous about approaching her.

↳ _{"She's so cool, if only I could be on that level...and here I go, talking like a middle schooler again"}

Kavi Salvador || king of pomp
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Georgie's barely seen them around because they don't run in the same circles but she's heard whispers of his name, as she is sure he has heard of her.

↳ _{"All I know is he has a great house"}

Ariana Mossos || hot girl kellie
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Georgie doesn't really know her but something about this girl irks her a tiny bit...she reminds her of a certain Kellie

↳ _{"She's hot and surprisingly it kinda reminds me of someone I'd rather not talk about."}

Sonny Drake || resident layback dude
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Georgie has closely followed the whole Marisol and Sonny situation but she barely knows Sonny himself. All she knows is that he's different than your typical cliche and that in itself is interesting.

↳ _{"Sonny's pretty cool, I guess."}

Archer Diedrikson || artistic ally
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She has a high regard for those also following in their passions for art, with Archer being one of those she admires. She's seen him scribbling away a lot and one day. she's vowed to ask him to read some of his stuff.

↳ _{"I'm sure what he writes is beautiful, if only I could read it! Ugh!"}

Julie Macmillan || beautiful!
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Beautiful is the only term that Georgie can use to describe Julie. Georgie's always wanted to photograph her but she thinks that Julie would not appreciate the thought.

↳ _{"She's gorgeous! If only I had that hair. I'd love to have a glass of champagne with her sometime."}

Kavan Varma || bass boi
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Georgie's kind of a fan of Kaven and his bass, to be honest. She listens to him play quite a bit and is slightly star struck every time she passes him in the halls, I mean...who couldn't be? She loves his music and hopes she has the same level of talent that he does for certain things.

↳ _{"Out of all of his songs that's he's played with his band I would say that (she goes on to blabber almost incoherently about his music) and yeah, that's why I believe that rock music has changed, especially in this decade."}

Chanel Martin || diva fever
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Georgie has always admired her from afar, and man would she like to have Chanel help her dress her models, or be one. Too bad though, Georgie is always too intimidated by her to ask her anything.

↳ _{"Chanel is...a glorious specimen of a person. That's all."}

Guy Lowell || who?
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Literally Georgie barely has any idea who he is? But she swears she has heard his voice like once...on the debate team...somewhere.

↳ _{"I like his name? If that counts?"}

April Foster || vroom vroom
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Of course, Georgie's heard of April but it's not like they ever interact. April is too much PB royalty to ever talk to in Georgie's opinion. However, Georgie's always wanted to ride her bike...it's on her bucket list.

↳ _{"I'd do anything to ride that motorcycle, literally anything. Well not everything but you get my drift. Haha...drift."}

Jasper Fray || hmmm
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She's seen him around and to be honest, Georgie is kind of scared of him.

↳ _{"Err, I think we're just super different so I don't really get to talk to him"}

Ariel Grey || fellow blog person
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Georgie's stumbled over Ariel's blog a few times and she always likes what she sees there. It's great to be able to take something you like and share it with the world and that's exactly what Ariel is doing.

↳ _{"She has a hella cool blog and her Instagram page is great. Of course, she has things to say and it's great that she's using the blogging platform as well! "}

Sunshine Hollingsworth || future pop star
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Georgie has heard her sing off handedly sometimes and has always found it enchanting, but other than the occasional snatches of song that Georgie hears, they barely interact

↳ _{"That girl can sing! She has an amazing voice, so it's a shame I don't know her that well."}

Shawna Josi || ticking time bomb
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Georgie's not seen Shawna, but she's heard of her. Something about Shawna reminds Georgie of herself, and she doesn't like it one bit.

↳ _{"Heard she used to be perfect...and now she's not, really. Throws good keggers though."}

Ryland Aspen || err...do I know him?
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Georgie's never seen him around so she doesn't have any thoughts on him just yet, other than hearing that he's pretty good at all of the art forms.

↳ _{"Seems like a cool guy, hopefully he's into photography too. I know, I know...but we always need new recruits for the photography club and he looks artsy!"}

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Jack Goff || annoying twat
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Georgie doesn't exactly like Jack. They're both too different and at the same time, they stand for the same things. They argue a lot and she thinks he's the most annoying human being on earth. Like for god's sake, how can he even open his mouth without being slapped about the head by a rational human being?

↳ _{"I hate that arse. My god, and now he's made me turn British.
He always thinks he's right, all the bloody time and I just can't stand it. Like does he actually have the ability to back off sometime? Is that possible for him? I certainly don't think so."}

Surprise!

~ ineffable's Characters ~

TAP - A Romantic Vacation

The Mystery Woman

Name: Gaia Mia Bradley
Age: 24
Sex: Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Library Stacks Dweller/Archivist

The Body

Height:5' 7"
Weight:123.5 lbs
Hair: Light brown
Eyes: Blue
Skin Tone: Light
Appearance: Gaia rarely puts on any makeup, which makes her freckled face and enchanting blue eyes stand out in a crowd of people. She's tall but she holds herself just right, enough to make her look well composed in the eyes of others and she dresses in such a simple style that she's not an aberration to the naked eye. She passes by people with no remarks and blends into a crowd easily. She wants to be forgotten.

The Soul

Likes:

✓ Lattes
✓ A good old book
✓ Hiding
✓ Guilty pleasure: Nicholas Sparks
✓ Merry Go Rounds
✓ Sushi

Dislikes:

✗ Over enthusiasm
✗ Bright lights and sounds
✗ The limelight
✗ Admitting stuff to herself
✗ Liars

Positive Traits:

+ Calm and serene
+ Truthful
+ Smart
+ Organized

Negative Traits:

- Doesn't like to face the truth
- Stubborn
- Closed off
- Intense

Perfect Date:
A night under the stars on a grassy knoll with books and wine. Just reading together, her head on his lap and their hands laced loosely on the picnic blanket. They don't have to talk, she just wants him to be there. Maybe he whispers sweet nothings in her ear and maybe they slow dance to no music in particular but she's happy around him and she can be herself.

Worst Date:
A night at a karaoke club. Her date dances around too much and demands she does too. He jumps up and down to the music and lands on her foot. Cheap beer is passed around and people jostle her as they try to talk to each other from opposite sides of the room. He's not nesacarily a bad guy, it's just that he enjoys too many entertainment based things while she doesn't

Skills:

• Knows a lot about English and History
• Gives great advice
• Is able to finish 12 California Rolls in 8 minutes
• Her words are consistently carefully picked for the situation
• Always there for you

Brief History:

• Born as the only child to a pretty average-low income family
• Parents never really there since they were working
• Grew up by herself
• Got by through a ton of part-time jobs
• Studied hard and went to Uni
• Majored in Archival Science
• Applied and got a job at her uni
• Rented out a small apartment with her friend: Lola
• Work, work, work

The Story

Gaia threw her keys onto the kitchen counter as she slammed the creaky apartment door shut with her foot. She kicked off her scuffed sneakers and looped her scarf over the coat hook.
"Lola? You home yet?" Her voice rang out unnaturally loud in the empty apartment. Silence greeted her in reply and Gaia sighed as she headed towards her room and plopped down on the lumpy comforter. It was quite humid so she nudged the window over her bed open with her palm, relishing the cold night air that washed over her face. A buzz from her phone reminded her of the ongoing conversation she was holding with Mrs. Dawbridges, one of the senior advisors at the university stacks and one of Gaia's motherly figures. Through the cracked screen and dim light emitting from the out of date, clunked up device Gaia could faintly see the text:

>Mrs. D: Did you look at the brochure yet, darling? You've been alone for too long. Find the one <3

Oh dear Mrs. D who had printed out the TAP brochure in her office for Gaia to look at. True, it had been too long since she'd received any modicum of love and maybe she needed it but through this? Gaia was more than a bit skeptical. Plus the cost of it all, she didn't have enough money to pay for it. There certainly was no point in even thinking about this whole thing unless she received some kind of weird funding to pay for it. Gaia shook her head. Whatever. It was fine if she didn't find someone, that she wouldn't get the romantic future she had dreamed of ever since she had dug up a box of Nicholas Sparks novels in the basement as a teen. It just wouldn't happen for her.

The Ether

Color Code: Rosy brown
Face Claim: Phoebe Tonkin
Theme Song:

TAP - A Romantic Vacation [High-Casual]

Quick question: do you know when we'll start matching?

TAP - A Romantic Vacation [High-Casual]

The Mystery Woman

Name: Gaia Mia Bradley
Age: 24
Sex: Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Library Stacks Dweller/Archivist

The Body

Height:5' 7"
Weight:123.5 lbs
Hair: Light brown
Eyes: Blue
Skin Tone: Light
Appearance: Gaia rarely puts on any makeup, which makes her freckled face and enchanting blue eyes stand out in a crowd of people. She's tall but she holds herself just right, enough to make her look well composed in the eyes of others and she dresses in such a simple style that she's not an aberration to the naked eye. She passes by people with no remarks and blends into a crowd easily. She wants to be forgotten.

The Soul

Likes:

✓ Lattes
✓ A good old book
✓ Hiding
✓ Guilty pleasure: Nicholas Sparks
✓ Merry Go Rounds
✓ Sushi

Dislikes:

✗ Over enthusiasm
✗ Bright lights and sounds
✗ The limelight
✗ Admitting stuff to herself
✗ Liars

Positive Traits:

+ Calm and serene
+ Truthful
+ Smart
+ Organized

Negative Traits:

- Doesn't like to face the truth
- Stubborn
- Closed off
- Intense

Perfect Date:
A night under the stars on a grassy knoll with books and wine. Just reading together, her head on his lap and their hands laced loosely on the picnic blanket. They don't have to talk, she just wants him to be there. Maybe he whispers sweet nothings in her ear and maybe they slow dance to no music in particular but she's happy around him and she can be herself.

Worst Date:
A night at a karaoke club. Her date dances around too much and demands she does too. He jumps up and down to the music and lands on her foot. Cheap beer is passed around and people jostle her as they try to talk to each other from opposite sides of the room. He's not nesacarily a bad guy, it's just that he enjoys too many entertainment based things while she doesn't

Skills:

• Knows a lot about English and History
• Gives great advice
• Is able to finish 12 California Rolls in 8 minutes
• Her words are consistently carefully picked for the situation
• Always there for you

Brief History:

• Born as the only child to a pretty average-low income family
• Parents never really there since they were working
• Grew up by herself
• Got by through a ton of part-time jobs
• Studied hard and went to Uni
• Majored in Archival Science
• Applied and got a job at her uni
• Rented out a small apartment with her friend: Lola
• Work, work, work

The Story

Gaia threw her keys onto the kitchen counter as she slammed the creaky apartment door shut with her foot. She kicked off her scuffed sneakers and looped her scarf over the coat hook.
"Lola? You home yet?" Her voice rang out unnaturally loud in the empty apartment. Silence greeted her in reply and Gaia sighed as she headed towards her room and plopped down on the lumpy comforter. It was quite humid so she nudged the window over her bed open with her palm, relishing the cold night air that washed over her face. A buzz from her phone reminded her of the ongoing conversation she was holding with Mrs. Dawbridges, one of the senior advisors at the university stacks and one of Gaia's motherly figures. Through the cracked screen and dim light emitting from the out of date, clunked up device Gaia could faintly see the text:

>Mrs. D: Did you look at the brochure yet, darling? You've been alone for too long. Find the one <3

Oh dear Mrs. D who had printed out the TAP brochure in her office for Gaia to look at. True, it had been too long since she'd received any modicum of love and maybe she needed it but through this? Gaia was more than a bit skeptical. Plus the cost of it all, she didn't have enough money to pay for it. There certainly was no point in even thinking about this whole thing unless she received some kind of weird funding to pay for it. Gaia shook her head. Whatever. It was fine if she didn't find someone, that she wouldn't get the romantic future she had dreamed of ever since she had dug up a box of Nicholas Sparks novels in the basement as a teen. It just wouldn't happen for her.

The Ether

Color Code: Rosy brown
Face Claim: Phoebe Tonkin
Theme Song:

Palm Beach Royals: Senior Year

Georgie stared out the car window as the Uber pulled up to the curb. Most people seemed to be in the dance already and because she had insisted on getting good pictures of the full moon night today she had just about made herself late to her own homecoming. She shook her head at herself and huffed in annoyance as she pulled open the car door and thanked the driver on the way out. The man nodded and as soon as she had slammed the door shut, already started to take off, the fumes rising up behind him in the relatively cold air.
"Thanks mom and dad." Why couldn't they come and send her off? Would they even make it to her prom at this rate? She'd left an empty house so who was to say that sometime in the future she wouldn't be coming back to one as well?

Georgie gathered up her black, lacy dress up about her and made her way to the front doors of the country club, slipping in relatively unnoticed. A strand of hair tumbled down from her loose bun and she nudged at it, annoyed. Why couldn't things even go right today? And speaking of, where were her normal crowd at? Georgie scanned the masses of people but didn't find any familiar faces. Great. This was shaping up to be quite the terrible event. The music pulsated, shaking the floors as spiked punch was constantly being passed around in front of her face. She grabbed one of the random drinks being passed and took off, paying the "hey!" behind her no notice as she tipped her head back and swallowed down the whole glass in one smooth motion. She rubbed her neck, feeling the absence of her camera strap and screwed her eyes shut. She'd forgotten the one thing that she'd wanted to bring. Not that she could get much out of this situation anyway regarding how disoriented everything felt. Man, was she a mess. Her thoughts were tumbling this way and that and she had no idea what was ruining her mood.

Maybe she could make this all go away by just dancing and drinking and when she went home there wouldn't be anything else left in her to even notice if anyone was there or not. Georgie reached up to pull the hair elastic holding her hair up and shook it out as her waves unfurled in front of her eyes. What better way to welcome the school year than to forget it?