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Olympus Academy: The School For the Demigods [High-Casual, Slice-of-Life Roleplay]

I admit, when I said in his CS that he'd even dress in drag (particularly when performing) I did not expect it to come into play in the first post, if ever even.

We're going to have a ball, I can tell.

Olympus Academy: The School For the Demigods [High-Casual, Slice-of-Life Roleplay]

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Location; Schoolgrounds
Interacting With; Nameless Faceless NPC

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"Aren't you at least going to apologize?!"

Ryan let out a long, exasperated sigh and looked up at the girl badgering him. Apologize? Perhaps a year or two ago he would have, but he'd been faced with so many of these conversations since joining the academy that his empathy was stetched to nonexistence. With careful slowness, he set his violin down into it's case and latched it shut, before fixing the girl with the flattest stare he could muster.

"Look, you cheated on your boyfriend because you wanted to fuck this other guy. That's all my power does, lets you do what you want."

"Yeah, but I love him Vino! I wouldn't have done that if you weren't around! Maybe you could like talk to him? Explain that it wasn't my fault?"

"And... explain that you love him but wanted to fuck someone else? I don't think that'd go well. I'm sure you'll figure something out."

Stifling a yawn and bored beyond comprehension, Ryan began to walk past the girl, ending the conversation. He gave himself more than enough hell for his power and antics, he didn't really need to take it from other people as well. Besides, if this girl was here bothering him that meant the Races must have finally ended. An event he was forbidden from attending, considering what had happened last year at the academy. Someone thought it'd be a good time if they managed to give him wine instead of water as a refreshment. It did not go well.

"Oh, and you know my reputation, right? I mean, you stayed at that party, it's really not my fault. Don't ask me to apologize."

He didn't give her a chance to say anything in reply before he was in the hallway, making his way back to his room. He considered trying to skip the banquet later. Sure, the event had gone smoothly the last couple years, mostly because the staff caught on that they needed to watch what he drank like a hawk, but there was always the chance of things going horribly wrong.

And besides, the whole affair was so stiff and formal. Seriously, a dress code? The one area he liked to indulge his wild side was his clothing. As he thought the issue over more and more Ryan found himself in front of his room, staring at the door. When suddenly, a solution dawned on him that filled him with delight.

"This... Might be fun after all!"

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Location; Ballroom
Interacting With; Nobody!

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"Secure in his masculinity" fell far short of the level of refusing to give a damn Ryan felt about how he came off to others. He was fully dressed up in drag for the ball tonight, having spent the last couple hours working on his appearance. Although his piercings were removed for the night, the myriad of tattoos running up and down his arms (ranging from simple to absurd) were fully visible with his formal black dress. technically he wasn't breaking any rules by showing up in formal attire. He hoped at least one of the staff had an aneurysm trying to wrap their head around that.

Still, not all the staff were bad. Ms. Daniels in particular was a favorite of Vino's, and he often sought her out when convenient. Control over his powers had always been something he lacked- and he took any opportunity he could to learn restraint from the woman. So far, to both of their disappointments, the efforts had been in vain. Still, he avoided sticking around to talk with her for fear of the other staff taking the opportunity to chew him out. Likewise, he resisted the compulsion to slide in next to Mr. Clarke and joining him on the piano. Sure, it had a 50% chance of turning into a fun time, but also a 50% chance of being a near-death experience. Not good odds.

Finally though, swaying with the music coming from the bipolar teacher, he made his way over to the banquet tables, on the hunt for faces he recognized. Doubtless his friends, or really anyone who had watched him perform before, would take the getup in stride. As for anyone else... Well, shocking people could be fun too. It'd certainly be a fun way to end an otherwise boring day.

That and dancing. He'd dance alone if he had to, but there was no way he was passing up the chance.

Olympus Academy: The School For the Demigods [High-Casual, Slice-of-Life Roleplay]

Ryan Walter Trauben/Dionysus

Ryan Walter "Vino" Trauben

"Well, we all have a face/That we hide away forever/And we take them out/And show ourselves when everyone has gone." -Billy Joel

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Personal Information

Name:
Ryan Walter Trauben

Nickname:
"Vino"

Birth Date:
8th July

Age:
19

Gender:
Male

Sexuality:
Straight, when sober.

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In The Mirror

In Depth Appearance:
Inheriting his father's androgynous good looks, there's eyecandy for both sexes in Ryan. Various tattoos adorn his body, which he tries to keep covered when possible. He considers them mistakes more than anything. Other than this he's quite fit, at least for a night of dancing if not running a marathon, and his otherwise delicate fingers are covered in callouses from the instruments he has spent years learning. His hair colour was originally blonde, but is subject to change on any given night that he makes merry. Usually, he's too embarrassed to change it back afterwards. Currently it's jet-black, contrasting with his blue eyes.

Clothing Style:
Whatever strikes his fancy on any given day. From the conservative to the outlandish, Ryan either has no taste, or it's far beyond human comprehension. From trenchcoats and shorts, to blazers and khakis, to a full plaid straight out of Scotland. It seems to be the one area he let's himself be completely unrestrained and taken by his father's influence.

This, of course, does not exempt drag. He's particularly known for dressing up for one of his performances, no matter how tame the music he's playing is.

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Delving Deeper

Quirks/Oddities/Habits

[Ryan never stops moving, his feet are always tapping or his fingers always drumming]
[When angry he laughs or smiles, this can make him absurdly hard to read]
[He tends to run a hand through his hair when nervous]
[Tends to let his inner thoughts slip out when not talking to someone]
[If being annoyed, he tends to hit on other straight guys to freak them out, especially if in drag]

Likes:

[A Chill Groove]
[Making Chill Grooves]
[Participating in the making or enjoyment of grooves that are not chill]
[Everything, once sobriety has been taken out of the equation]
[Dark Chocolate]

Dislikes:

[Peer Pressure]
[Being Alone]
[That feeling of waking up after a dream and not being able to remember what it was about]
[Highschool drama, and especially the fact that he is often involved or causing it]
[Milk Chocolate]

Fears:

[Letting Loose]
[That anyone who enjoys his company is just being influenced by his power]
[Bees, one-ounce spawns of the Devil.]

Personality:

♦ Repressed ♦ Relaxed ♦ Rebellious ♦ Rowdy

Almost as if there were two people occupying the same body, Ryan's personality mainly depends upon his state of sobriety. On most days, he's a rather reserved, if weird, typical teenager. During his free time he tends to practice his music in public, hating the feeling of being alone, and otherwise tries to seek the company of his friends. He tries to avoid even the mention of drugs and drinking though, for his abilities to resist partaking are limited.

The consequences of not resisting are often spectacular. His father's influence gives him an outstanding lack of inhibition, and an equally outstanding tolerance for substance of any kind. Many a day has he woken up with new hair, tattoos, piercings, and a mountain of consequences from blacking out the night before. As such, he has started to hate his father and this part of himself, and avoids it at all cost.

Background:
At first, Ryan lived a happy life with his mother, enjoying the occasional wild visits from his father, and didn't think his childhood too strange. In retrospect, the hordes of men and women the God often brought with him were a little strange, as well as the sounds that always seemed to come from downstairs afterwards, but Ryan always tried to ignore those. Often times he would drown out such noises with music anyway, a practice he fell in love with at a young age, and his father seemed to support. Of course, the man seemed to support everything Ryan did, so that perhaps wasn't the most exceptional of blessings.

As a teenager his powers began to manifest, although he could not tell at first. He just seemed to be so popular in school, and he never seemed to be lacking in friends or attention. A harmless manifestation of Godly power, at first, however such things quickly took a turn for the worst. In the matter of one night, in fact. There was a dance near the beginning of the school year for the Junior High students, and one of Ryan's friends managed to sneak in a bottle of his father's wine. It took only one drink for the Demigod to lose control of his inhibitions and powers. The dance didn't just turn into an orgy, but one involving the teachers as well. Responsible for a large coverup by the police, as well as untold hours of therapy for the student body, Ryan was pulled away from his school and friends overnight.

In his time since being thrust into Olympus Academy, he's obtained an odd sort of reputation. He very quickly obtained the name "Vino" for letting loose whenever wine was involved, and his ability to drink it endlessly over the course of a night. His drunken antics have been the ire of the staff ever since he joined, despite Ryan wanting nothing more than to stay sober and normal. At first he faced countless offers and peer pressure from students wanting to see his wild side for themselves, but such hype has gradually died down as he's made it increasingly known his dislike for that part of himself. These days he does everything he can to avoid the party scene, a task easier said than done when he's requested to play at so many.

Extra:
I was always partial to Tyr, personally.

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Godly Information

Godly Parent:
Dionysus

Relationship With Godly Parent:
There isn't one, at least these days. Ryan was close with his father at a young age, but after the manifestation of his powers he refuses to speak to Dionysus. Indeed, he seems to resent everything about the God and what was passed on to him.

Godly Abilities:

Let Loose - People around Ryan tend to relax, whether they want to or not. This is not merely in the sense of stress or anger, but any inhibitions which may be holding them back from doing what they truly want to. Duty, modesty, law, all such things are cast aside. When sober, the effect is barely noticeable, but with even a single drink of alcohol the ability is magnified greatly, and only continues to grow in strength as Ryan drinks more.

True Desire - Related to the above, Ryan has almost a sixth sense to tell what people truly are feeling at a given moment in time, or what they would rather be doing.

Olympus Academy: The School For the Demigods [High-Casual, Slice-of-Life Roleplay]

I swear it will only be your characters who regret this decision.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Honestly, I only scrape by, but I'd never trade it for having to live with others again. I'm on the extreme end of the Hermit scale though.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

This makes me uncomfortable

@Zebanamana

Sorry, we'll start talking about Aethlemund-Sempai's quest for love on the battlefield instead.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

She'll be too busy not being there when the captain needs her most. Say, leading an entirely different flank of the army instead.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

<Snipped quote by VitaVitaAR>

To be honest I regret not giving Sult a shady assasin background.

@AtomicNut

I see her as more of a back-alley rapist, personally.

Olympus Academy: The School For the Demigods [High-Casual, Slice-of-Life Roleplay]

@MissCapnCrunchTruly a fearful combination at any party.

We'll have to hammer out their relationship more thoroughly once/if he's accepted. I can see it going a lot of different ways.

Olympus Academy: The School For the Demigods [High-Casual, Slice-of-Life Roleplay]

So, of course let me know if anything needs changing. Also, apologies but I'm not a very artsy person, so it won't be prettied up like some of these others.

Ryan Walter Trauben/Dionysus

Ryan Walter "Vino" Trauben

"Well, we all have a face/That we hide away forever/And we take them out/And show ourselves when everyone has gone." -Billy Joel

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Personal Information

Name:
Ryan Walter Trauben

Nickname:
"Vino"

Birth Date:
8th July

Age:
19

Gender:
Male

Sexuality:
Straight, when sober.

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In The Mirror

In Depth Appearance:
Inheriting his father's androgynous good looks, there's eyecandy for both sexes in Ryan. Various tattoos adorn his body, which he tries to keep covered when possible. He considers them mistakes more than anything. Other than this he's quite fit, at least for a night of dancing if not running a marathon, and his otherwise delicate fingers are covered in callouses from the instruments he has spent years learning. His hair colour was originally blonde, but is subject to change on any given night that he makes merry. Usually, he's too embarrassed to change it back afterwards. Currently it's jet-black, contrasting with his blue eyes.

Clothing Style:
Whatever strikes his fancy on any given day. From the conservative to the outlandish, Ryan either has no taste, or it's far beyond human comprehension. From trenchcoats and shorts, to blazers and khakis, to a full plaid straight out of Scotland. It seems to be the one area he let's himself be completely unrestrained and taken by his father's influence.

This, of course, does not exempt drag. He's particularly known for dressing up for one of his performances, no matter how tame the music he's playing is.

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Delving Deeper

Quirks/Oddities/Habits

[Ryan never stops moving, his feet are always tapping or his fingers always drumming]
[When angry he laughs or smiles, this can make him absurdly hard to read]
[He tends to run a hand through his hair when nervous]
[Tends to let his inner thoughts slip out when not talking to someone]
[If being annoyed, he tends to hit on other straight guys to freak them out, especially if in drag]

Likes:

[A Chill Groove]
[Making Chill Grooves]
[Participating in the making or enjoyment of grooves that are not chill]
[Everything, once sobriety has been taken out of the equation]
[Dark Chocolate]

Dislikes:

[Peer Pressure]
[Being Alone]
[That feeling of waking up after a dream and not being able to remember what it was about]
[Highschool drama, and especially the fact that he is often involved or causing it]
[Milk Chocolate]

Fears:

[Letting Loose]
[That anyone who enjoys his company is just being influenced by his power]
[Bees, one-ounce spawns of the Devil.]

Personality:

♦ Repressed ♦ Relaxed ♦ Rebellious ♦ Rowdy

Almost as if there were two people occupying the same body, Ryan's personality mainly depends upon his state of sobriety. On most days, he's a rather reserved, if weird, typical teenager. During his free time he tends to practice his music in public, hating the feeling of being alone, and otherwise tries to seek the company of his friends. He tries to avoid even the mention of drugs and drinking though, for his abilities to resist partaking are limited.

The consequences of not resisting are often spectacular. His father's influence gives him an outstanding lack of inhibition, and an equally outstanding tolerance for substance of any kind. Many a day has he woken up with new hair, tattoos, piercings, and a mountain of consequences from blacking out the night before. As such, he has started to hate his father and this part of himself, and avoids it at all cost.

Background:
At first, Ryan lived a happy life with his mother, enjoying the occasional wild visits from his father, and didn't think his childhood too strange. In retrospect, the hordes of men and women the God often brought with him were a little strange, as well as the sounds that always seemed to come from downstairs afterwards, but Ryan always tried to ignore those. Often times he would drown out such noises with music anyway, a practice he fell in love with at a young age, and his father seemed to support. Of course, the man seemed to support everything Ryan did, so that perhaps wasn't the most exceptional of blessings.

As a teenager his powers began to manifest, although he could not tell at first. He just seemed to be so popular in school, and he never seemed to be lacking in friends or attention. A harmless manifestation of Godly power, at first, however such things quickly took a turn for the worst. In the matter of one night, in fact. There was a dance near the beginning of the school year for the Junior High students, and one of Ryan's friends managed to sneak in a bottle of his father's wine. It took only one drink for the Demigod to lose control of his inhibitions and powers. The dance didn't just turn into an orgy, but one involving the teachers as well. Responsible for a large coverup by the police, as well as untold hours of therapy for the student body, Ryan was pulled away from his school and friends overnight.

In his time since being thrust into Olympus Academy, he's obtained an odd sort of reputation. He very quickly obtained the name "Vino" for letting loose whenever wine was involved, and his ability to drink it endlessly over the course of a night. His drunken antics have been the ire of the staff ever since he joined, despite Ryan wanting nothing more than to stay sober and normal. At first he faced countless offers and peer pressure from students wanting to see his wild side for themselves, but such hype has gradually died down as he's made it increasingly known his dislike for that part of himself. These days he does everything he can to avoid the party scene, a task easier said than done when he's requested to play at so many.

Extra:
I was always partial to Tyr, personally.

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Godly Information

Godly Parent:
Dionysus

Relationship With Godly Parent:
There isn't one, at least these days. Ryan was close with his father at a young age, but after the manifestation of his powers he refuses to speak to Dionysus. Indeed, he seems to resent everything about the God and what was passed on to him.

Godly Abilities:

Let Loose - People around Ryan tend to relax, whether they want to or not. This is not merely in the sense of stress or anger, but any inhibitions which may be holding them back from doing what they truly want to. Duty, modesty, law, all such things are cast aside. When sober, the effect is barely noticeable, but with even a single drink of alcohol the ability is magnified greatly, and only continues to grow in strength as Ryan drinks more.

True Desire - Related to the above, Ryan has almost a sixth sense to tell what people truly are feeling at a given moment in time, or what they would rather be doing.