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Kolina

Inquisitive Agent

PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 9:14 am
ROWAN KANE
FURRY CARETAKER

Rowan grew up on a farm in Eastern Pennsylvania where his family made their living raising sheep. It was around the time that he turned 12 that his mother and father began helping out a local shelter that was in dire need of a farm to take on some mistreated horses. From that moment on Rowan and his family worked with local enforcement to help animals in need and it was unsurprising that Rowan later went on to go to school to be a Vet Tech but things didn’t work out. It was then he moved to Ashdown and found himself a position at a local SPCA where he is able to utilize his skill set from both his childhood and school to make a difference in the lives of the animals brought in, even going so far as to take them to his own home when they are in dire need of some TLC.

MORE THAN THIS

Never before has Rowan ever doubted his life choices. Everything that he did he did with purpose and with the express intention of doing what he could for those in need. It just so happens that those in need, those whom he felt most attached to anyway, tended to come to him in the four legged variety. His life on the farm made him believe that this was what he wanted. He wanted to help animals and do what he could for them. So, he went to college and pursued a vet tech position.

After graduating he pursued his career for two years. It was a long, stressful, and heartbreaking two years. Rowan found he was unable to deal with the more depressing parts of the job. They brought him down too much and it was affecting the little bit of non-work life that he had. So, for his own mental health, he ended up leaving the practice and searched for something that would better suit him.

As luck would have it, after submitting many resumes and hoping that he’d hear something, he got a call from a rescue in Massachusettes. Within a month, he was packing up his life in Pennsylvania and moving north to Ashdown. There he began his job with the rescue and utilizing his skills as a vet tech when needed. He dedicated himself 110% to the animals that were found and brought in to make sure they were all well taken care of and loved.

His life in Ashdown began when he was 24. It’s just been a few shorts years but now he’s realizing, the year before his 30th birthday that he has done nothing for himself. Everything has been dedicated to his animals friends and he has now begun to worry that maybe he has been missing out on something. What that something is he isn’t sure, but a deep, gnawing anxiety just won’t let him alone. As it turns out, with the constant anxiety, Rowan is finding himself falling into small depressive states.

On the whole, something needs to change for the man, but he feels too dedicated to his animals to take the step. He feels there has to be more than all of this, but is too afraid, too grounded and safe, to take that step. Plus, what would the animals do without him?

POWER


Gentle hands:
Any time an animal is in distress all it takes is a gentle, soothing pet and they are able to be calmed and quieted. Maybe it’s from all that experience with animals?

ANYTHING ELSE?

- Rowans grandparents, on his father side, were originally from Ireland. Because his father managed to hold on to a bit of lilt Rowan, being like all typical boys who wanted to be just like his father, picked up on it as well though isn't near as heavy. It's more like a gentle whispering of his heritage.
- He has 3 other siblings, 2 brothers (Tarc and Braden) and his sister Maeve. Rowan is the eldest followed by Braden, Tarc and then Maeve.
Seeing as he works in a shelter, Rowan makes just enough money to live comfortably, though he does have a tendency to give a lot back to the animals he cares for.
- Living in an apartment by himself, Rowan ended up adopting a pit bull mix named Maddie. She had originally come to the shelter after her owner abandoned her in a crate alongside the road.
- A natural, curly-haired red-head. He tends to keep his curls cropped fairly short so all it takes is a bit of gel and a jostle in the morning to look presentable.
- He was born with blue eyes, but like his father, their shade changed as he grew to a soft grey.
- 29 years old  
PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:37 pm
Elliot Labelle
SELF-CENTERED SIREN

In this world there are two things Elliot Labelle loves, himself and his voice. There are also things he likes, things like attention, affection, all eyes on him. Extreme narcissism cloaks his awkward self-conciousness, convincing himself he's perfect to ease his anxiety. He opens his mouth and sings beautiful songs and presents a lovely facade because he needs to be liked by others to satisfy his own self-worth. First and foremost, he thinks of himself, and presents a "perfect picture" so everyone else will think of him, too.


THE FLAW IN PERFECTION

Controlling, perfectionist parents were the ones to originally mold Elliot into the ideal, somewhat over the top, but otherwise flawless character he is today. Popular in high school and equally prominent while attending college in California, he was never short on friends or significant others and absolutely reveled in the spotlight it brought him. Elliot was perfect, he had to be, even if perfection was technically impossible. It was something his parents demanded. It was the only way he could ever experience their love, but even then they hardly gave it.

Starved, he was starved for affection and clung to his manufactured personality because it was the only way he knew how to please people. No matter how much attention he got, it was never enough, and to this day it still isn't. In an attempt to fill the void in his life, he established numerous superficial relationships, some friendly, some romantic, some physical, but in the end they were all just that—surface level at best. Reaching the real Eli is very difficult.

And let's not forget, when relationships failed, no matter how fake they may have been, it hit Eli hard. Each and every time it killed him. If they don't love the beautiful, perfect creation he presents, how could they possibly love the real him, the part of him he can hardly recall anymore? Just the thought of it all gives him sharp, painful anxiety. Beneath the carefully crafted exterior, Elliot Labelle is hardly as flawless as he'd like everyone to believe.


CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

Any room Elliot occupies, regardless of its original properties or structural integrity, will have perfect acoustics. This power only works in actual rooms with walls and a ceiling or areas pre-designed with sound in mind (such as amphitheatres), not in general outdoor areas.


ANYTHING ELSE?

Looks like an angel, is actually an a*****e, average height, average build, lightly toned
• Likes purple and purple and purple and keeps up with current fashion trends
• French Canadian from Quebec, speaks both French and English fluently
• 21 year old Virgo, born September 16
• Has been in vocal training since youth and can sing like a damn bird
• Moved to San Francisco, California for college to escape his parents and pursue his dreams
• Despite this, his parents still support him financially with generous allowances
• Previously a third year student majoring in vocal performance, plans on continuing his education at Rider-Waite
• Moved to Ashdown to follow Oliver Beaumont, previously his roommate at San Francisco State
• Enjoys all sorts of music, but has the greatest appreciation for classical and awful chart-topper pop songs
• Hobbies include karaoke, clubbing, drinking, yoga, rhythm games, songwriting, skiing, and biking
• Chai is his special princess and don't let Ollie tell you otherwise  

saedusk

Dedicated Bunny


moonjavas

PostPosted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 4:59 pm
      ( note: changed name & a few misc details! sorry for the mess haha q v q )


blue rainsworth
self-indulgent couch potato


With all five feet of him, Blue pulls off an impressive figure when he's not sticking himself in cozy oversized sweaters and burying his nose in home-knit scarves. Born in Austria and raised in Virginia, Blue has been a figure skater since he learned that water was wet and the sky was blue. A regional and national competitor, Blue now lives in Ashdown on his parents wealth, scholarships and grants paying his way through a degree in kinesiology and sports management at raider-waite.

Maybe here, he'll find the courage to be ambitious. Or fall flat on his a** instead.


SKATING THROUGH LIFE


Blue waltzes through life.

After all, have you seen him?

The skater is always in motion, always moving around around, always dreaming or studying or doing something that preoccupies his time without ever settling on a single focus, always learning one new thing or another . Someone had once told him that he could be great at something if he just chose something to stick with. Diagnosed with ADHD as a child and always fed with a silver spoon by his parents, Blue grew up trying everything, never stopping, always sticking his fingers in something new to taste. Blue has an inherent talent for dancing and figureskating, and has often been criticized for sitting on his talent and never putting in the work that could push his onto the international stage. Most attribute it to Blue's lack of focus and his contentment with being second best, simply existing rather than pursuing any ambitions in life.

The truth, however, is that at Blue's core, he is afraid.

Blue is afraid to try too hard. Blue is terrified of failure. If he puts in his best and still fails at the one thing everyone has been telling him since birth that he's good at, what does that make his but just another burnt out star on the way to the sky? Blue doesn't want to try because he doesn't want to fail, so he continues to skate through life, avoiding that fear and the chance to move forward in his life because he doesn't want to trip and fall and show his parents that he's not as good as they think he is, that he's just Blue and no one else.

So Blue continues to waltz and wander and very casually avoid the chance for stardom. He needs someone to shove him forward, to make him try, to change his mind. But until he's ready to accept that himself - well. Who knows.

ICE WALTZ


Blue never falls or slips on ice. Instead, he usually feels comfortable on it, like he's wearing a pair of ice skates, and can glide on it without ever losing his balance.

ANYTHING ELSE?


- 5'1, eighteen years old, gender-fluid and very tiny but will kick your a** in heels, old concept art! (curly hair bob like this a more accurate representation of haircut), no tattoos, pierced ears. closet looks a lot like this.
- born in austria, raised on the east coast of the usa by his doting parents, and makes annual trips out to vienna to visit relatives. has dual citizenship.
- is always bundled up, claims to be cold all the time even though he's been raised in cold climates all his life! wears scarves and beanies and owns approximately 10,000 cardigans and sweaters. can usually be found in winter under a lumpy nest of blankets.
- doesn't like the heat though and will complain all the time if it gets upwards of 65 degrees on any given day.
- an avid ice-skater, competed throughout high school and continues to figure skate competitively even now while pursuing his degree at regionals and nationals. in fact, he is at raider-waite on a scholarship for his choice of sport.
- brought his two dogs with him to ashdown - a lumpy great pyrenees (victor) imported from his austrian grandparents as a gift and a canadian eskimo dog (trinket).
- allergic to shellfish and peanuts. has really junk reactions to them and has grown incredibly picky about his food because of this.
- loves waltzes and dancing around with others, and when he's studying, he'll often be in motion, either on the ice or just dancing around his own house as he reads.
- lives in his parents holiday home in ashdown, a small tudor revival house with an extensively tended front garden and backyard for the dogs. looking for roommates to help with utilities so he can stop relying on his parents income.
 
PostPosted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 8:35 pm
Horace Nokoni
conflicted recovery
Horace's life feels like it's been a long litany of mistakes. Bad choice after bad choice: running away, living with him, not being strong enough to go - and he even finds a way to blame other's choices on himself, too. His incredibly low self worth has dipped lower over the past few years, to the point that he's pretty sure everything is his fault. Look, it's a long road to recovery, and that's why he's here, in Ashdown. He's a little lost (a lot lost) still, but he's trying to make a life for himself, to build up something with pieces of the past holding him back.

Can't Touch This
As a result of the previous few years, people touching him makes Horace nervous, jumpy, skittish. He's become used to a certain level of uncertainty associated with touch, an aggravated outcome. And while it hasn't always been this way, it's a flinch he cant get rid of. Expected touches can be tolerated, more or less - but unexpected ones can cause him to lash out or shrink away or any number of sudden actions depending on the day. Horace views this ingrained reaction like a stain he can't wash out; he hates it. He tries to initiate touch, here and there, but even that leaves his stomach queasy and palms sweating. Look, just... don't touch him, okay. Please.

STATIC SHOCK
Horace's clothes seem to generate a little extra static electricity than most. Those looking to touch him might be in for a shock.


ANYTHING ELSE?

- ran away from home because he was bullied for being queer, shacked up with a Bad Man, eventually got out with Help
- moved to ashdown because Help had relatives here so it was a suggestion he just took, lived here a little over a year
- misses the Help, keeps in contact with her
- sometimes he think he misses Man, and he hates that it sometimes pops up, makes him feel weak and unfixable
- he's 24, native american, birthday Oct 29
- works at a funeral home, its a good thing funeral homes require dress clothes cuz his fashion sense is terrible
- has a scar going all the way round the ring finger of his left hand
- blue eyes, long black straight hair with an undershave on one side, red glasses
- links in case it helps! tumblr, toyhou.se, polyvore, facecast  

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Micillia

Dapper Duck

PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 7:10 pm
PEGGY KWAIT
DOG WALKER OUTDOORS-GIRL


Peggy loves it outdoors. The air, the trees, the smell, the feel; all of it embodies Peggy's favorite things. Its an environment she can feel free in. There are no people breathing down her neck to act right, dress right, even smell right. Its a place where Peggy is the true Peggy. In order to scrape enough together to afford her apartment and the basic necessities, she takes dogs with her on her outdoor excursions. Besides, dogs are the best companions.

BALANCING JOY AND NECESSITY


Peggy feels claustrophobic and stressed in the confines that society keeps for her. Getting a real job, wearing clothes on hot days, navigating the correct things to say around others, all of it adds stress to Peggy's life. She dislikes the masks she is expected to wear around most people, but at the same time, she relies on society for a warm place to live in the winter, a steady supply of food, and the ink tattoos she use to decorate her body. She has managed to find a half way point, having sparse interactions with dog owners and spending lots of time outdoors with the dogs themselves.

FINDERS KEEPERS

Peggy has had a knack for finding treats and treasures. While out on hikes She can find the berry bush that still has ripe fruit a month after the berry's season has long ended. She instinctually knows where a bird would keep its nest, and delights in finding the little surprises the world has. Back in the civilized world Peggy is apt at finding lost items others have recently misplaced. Never a fan of "finders keepers losers weepers", Peggy will go out of her way to find the owner of some lost treasure she happened upon.

ANYTHING ELSE?

Peggy was born in a small rural town, where houses had large yards, and plenty of grass to run on. As her parents went to seek out better employment they moved Peggy to a large city of skyscrapers. Concrete and steal as far as the eye can see started to have physical effects on Peggy. She became lethargic and depressed living in the concrete prison. When she became grew into an adult she took her life into her own hands and moved to the lovely place of Ashtown.

Peggy was considered a little eccentric by the residents of the large city she spent her teen years in, and her hope for freedom lay in Ashtown. Once moving away from the concrete prison she had grown up in, Peggy let her true colors fly. She is a loud-spoken, loves to sing, and enjoys brightening others' days.

Peggy is 18 years old. As soon as she was considered a legal adult she got out of the concrete prison that is where her parents consider home. Peggy owns one small dog that she takes with her everywhere named Pezz. Peggy and Pezz spend most of their time outdoors, even during the cold months.

Peggy has naturally red hair, but has accented it with stripes of an unatural shade of red. Freckles dot her nose and cheeks, more showing in summer as the sun brings them out. She generally prefers baggy shorts and a loose tanktop, anything that dosnt constrain her boddy. She prefers to have the least amount of clothes on, and would be a nudist if it was allowed. During the warm months Peggy is barefoot 24-7, and her feet look it. Often covered in mud and twigs.  
PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 5:03 am
Jason Kenneth
Frightened Nice Guy

Jason is a easily intimidated person to the point that a loud unexpected noise can have him jumping out of his skin, or even passing out if it freaks him enough. Though he is capable of having a spine, especially if someone else is in need, it would still involve much screaming on his part. His personal goal is to become a skilled doctor, and to this end he is forever trying to research and learn enough to get into the medical field.

S-s-stuttering awkward Mess

It can be hard for Jason to hold a conversation, as he isn't the most social person, finding it awkward to speak at times. He has the tendency to stutter, sometimes more and sometimes less, depending on the situation. Generally, the more frightened or intimated, the more he would b-b-be u-u-unable t-t-o t-talk.

Due to his nature, it was hard for him to make friends at school, and he spent more time by himself then with others. Though he graduated high school with good grades, he finds himself feeling lonely and misunderstood, hoping he can work through his problems and maybe stop being such a scary cat- AUGH A SPIDER.

Band-aid magnet

Jason always has access to band-aids, regardless of where he is. Even if he's not carrying any, he's always able to just come across one if he or someone else needs it.

ANYTHING ELSE?


- Short blond hair, blue eyes, is 6'2 ft tall
- He is 24 and in college studying a bachelor in science.
- Likes Chocolate chip caramel cookies
- His family is very religious  

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 5:04 am
Chloe Mariza
Tough Gal

Chloe likes to think of herself as the strong willed heroine who can take on anyone and anything with ease, singling handily defeating all problems in her life with the motto "I'LL TAKE YOU ON WITH MY BARE HANDS!"

In real life she is a 23 year old unemployed bum who have just moved to Ashtown, trying to figure out what her next move in life is.


Brawn over brains

In her younger days as a gung ho teenager, Chloe struggled to keep up in class, mainly because she felt it was a waste of time and didn't put in any real effort to study; none of this crap was relevant and she'd forget it the minute she got out of school, so why bother? So she would spend most of her time in more interesting pursuits, such as martial art classes. It didn't help that she would continuously butt heads with the other teachers and students, not knowing the meaning of the words 'back down before something bad happens'.

After many verbal clashing and a few light altercations, this came to a head in her senior year, when she got into a serious fight with a few of her peers. They may have been the ones to start the fight, but she sure as hell finished it, leaving one of them with a broken leg, and with her expelled from school.

Soon after she left her parents home, and since then has picked up a few odd casual jobs as a waitress or cashier, but with no formal qualifications or education, it can be hard to get decent work

Jars be open!

Chloe has the uncanny ability to open any jar or bottle lid with her bare hands. Call it luck, or maybe someone else has already loosened it, but she has never had a problem.


ANYTHING ELSE?


- Long Brown hair, brown eyes, has a penchant for jeans and shirts and rarely wears anything else.
- is a pretty good swimmer. only swims free  
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 12:47 pm
Kell Braumeister

Woodsy Artisan


Kell is a skinny athletic 16 year old. Her family moved here 7 years ago and spend almost every second together hunting, fishing, and merry making. Family comes before life itself to Kell. Her aptitude for getting in to trouble and her high intelligence led the family to home school her. College never interested her, so she spends her time making beautiful wood carvings of the animals around her home.

UMM I left my pencil?


Kell can never steer clear of trouble. It's not that she goes looking for it, but when you spend as much time creeping around the woods, you come across a lot of it. She is very light footed and patient so when she comes upon a situation, she can easily stay put and listen or quietly sneak away. She doesn’t often leave. Instead she stays as long as she can and makes a mental note of everything said. Her curiosity and love of sneaking often got her caught out of class in school. Bored with classes she would use a hall pass and spy on teachers and other students. By the fifth grade, she had been suspended several times, so Gaus decided to pull her from school.

Strike a Pose


Animals always seem to lay in a artistic manner when she has her sketchbook.

More on Kell


Kell was raised by Gaus and Clara Braumeister. Standing about 5'8" and weighing 140 she is very thin. Her athleticism has given her a decent muscle tone. Long, red hair is always cropped short and she prefers camo shorts and dark tee shirts. She does not remember much of her youth, as she was found wandering the woods at the age of 7 in St. Augustine by Gaus on a hunting trip. After a few days of questioning and medical treatment, it was determined she had not been maltreated, but no one could get her to tell them where she came from. It took 2 years for her father to adopt her, and upon doing so, they moved to Ashdown. They live peacefully on the bay and within trail distance of the forest. Kell finished her schooling at the age of 14 and is uncertain where her ambitions will lead her. She has considered applying to the forestry service, but she does not have the requirements for internship nor work.For now she is content with selling her art online and in town when she can.  

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 2:13 pm
Dane Farthest
RENEGADE RENNIE


Dane is that awkward homeschool kid with weird fashion sense and a woeful lack of pop culture references. But he can sew a doublet, recite Shakespeare, and make things disappear (up his sleeve, we think). He grew up traveling from renfaire to renfaire, and he never had lasting friendships or a stable home life. He wants to put down roots. He is charming for as long as he can keep it up, unsure how to stop being the showman. If he takes off the mask, he’s worried there might not be any face behind it.

False Face Must Hide


Dane has terrible imposter syndrome. He desperately wants a degree, a house, good friends, a significant other – he’ll take them in any order he can get them. But as soon as he comes close to having any of these things, Dane convinces himself he’s only faking. He doesn’t fit in. This is what came between him and his first steady boyfriend, Percy. Dane was too ashamed of his own lack of education to let Percy know he didn’t even have a GED, so he left him before he could find out. Dane makes up for this fear by overinvesting when he begins a thing, determined to do it right. Then he sabotages himself as soon as he starts to succeed. He can come across as overeager at the beginning of a friendship, and then he’ll ghost. He will throw himself into classes at the local community college and then drop out. His one project he won’t give up on is his job making props and costumes for Ashdown’s theater company. He feels sure if he loses his job, he loses his chance at any of the things on his list.

Clothes Make the Man


Dane makes his own clothes, so he has taken this power for granted, but clothing shapes itself to him. Anything remotely near his size will look like it was tailored to him. Whatever he wears, he can own the style, somehow making it look good.

All the World’s a Stage


Dane has had it with fantasy. His parents are traveling renfaire performers, and he grew up in their trailer on the road. Even as a small child he was in costume during the day, participating in their comedy acts, walking around whatever fairytale village they were currently camped at and performing sleight of hand for children his age. Children who got to go home to real houses with Xboxes and friends and homework for Monday at school. He was always jealous of these kids. As soon as the gates closed and the lights in Fayrehill or Merryhaven or wherever they were went out, his parents and their friends traded costumes for sweatstained Hanes tanktops and boxers, traded elaborate silver tankards for cans of Bud Light, and traded their bubbly smiles for scowls and hollow stares. When he was a teenager, he swore to himself he would leave as soon as he turned 18. That someday he’d have a house. He’d live in one place. Maybe he’d even get a GED from a local high school. But his parents begged him to stay; they couldn’t run the show without him. And for no reason he could justify to himself, he stayed with them well into his 20s.

There was no reason the 2016 King Richard’s Faire in Carver, MA should have been different than any other year. He never imagined a prince charming coming for him. He knew better than anyone that the gold coins and fairydust that were currency by day turned to cheap plastic and glitter as soon as the faire was over. But Percy Blake still managed to sweep him off his feet like a blushing virgin (he wasn’t). The man was a performer part time during the faire, but he was a university professor in some little town called Ashdown during his daily life. Their summer fling turned into more when Percy asked Dane to stay with him, to come back to Ashdown. This was his chance, and he wasn’t turning it down.

Percy got him a job making props and costumes for the local theater. He offered to get him a job teaching, but Dane hated to admit that he didn’t even have a high school degree. He’d homeschooled. He could talk with Percy at length about Shakespeare and Wilde, any of the books he’d devoured as an escape from his life. But he couldn’t do more than the simple arithmetic necessary to run a shop. He didn’t know a damn thing about American History except that George Washington has slept a lot of places. His shame drove a wedge between them, and his relationship with Percy didn’t last. But the job did, and he’d found himself a place apart from his parents at last. He is determined to make Ashdown home.

Dane loves horror, from B-rated monster movies to artsy Japanese ghost stories to classic Silent Hill games. Horror stories let him feel in control of his life. They put his fears into safe boxes, books that can be closed. Unlike the groping hands of his parent’s drunk friends, he knows how to handle zombies. Now that he owns a TV and game console, Dane is obsessed with watching movies and playing games – catching up on all the things he missed. The tales of creepy happenings around Ashdown are one of the reasons he’s excited to live there. He has a jaded view of the fantastic; he doesn’t believe in the supernatural. He isn’t prepared for real horrors that won’t go back into their boxes.

Do You Know Me, My Lord?

Age: 26
Gender: Male
Orientation: Pan
Appearance: he has olive skin and chestnut brown hair, with honey brown eyes – almost golden. He usually wears slightly ren faire looking clothes because those are what he knows how to make. He tries to “modernize” them.
Faceclaim: Luke Pasqualino as D’artagnan
Sign: Leo
Favorite food: homecooked anything
Hated food: turkey drumsticks, soup in a breadbowl  
PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 7:38 pm
IGNACIO CESAR ARAYA
IRREPRESSIBLE SPARK

Ignacio is hyperactive to the point where he has been referred to as spastic, unable to really stay still in either mind or body. He is okay with this, so long as he's able to run and jump and explore everything in the presence of as many people as possible. An extrovert through and through, Ignacio finds it very easy to make friends and enjoys charming, going on adventures, and showing off to said friends, and loves doing so with an infectious shining grin on his face. Just don't expect him to stay still for a peaceful chat over tea for very long.

CAN'T SHAKE MY NAME

Being named after his father’s middle name, Ignacio, probably was not the best omen of his father's expectations. Baldomero Araya has had things in mind for Ignacio he couldn’t care less about, and through the years, his father's unreasonable demands have worn on him.

The problem is, Ignacio’s dissent against those demands at home has rubbed off on his general behaviour out of the home. Instinctively, orders aren't listened to, and he can't seem to obey one unless he's somehow convinced it was his idea the whole time. Unfortunately, he isn't really aware of his issues with this, and if it's pointed out he's being difficult he'll seem more surprised than anything, especially since he doesn't quite understand what he was doing wrong.

At this point, Ignacio has never held a steady job. Thankfully, acting jobs are almost always temporary, but even as an actor, it can sometimes be a struggle for a director to get him to actually just follow the damn script for once. It seems to be earning him a bad reputation in the community, and honestly, Ignacio isn't entirely sure why. He's very friendly, loves the entire crew, and hasn't done anything to cause offense, right? What do you mean it's a bad thing he improvised there-- didn't it improve the scene?

And as the pressure continues to increase at home, he's only getting more and more unintentionally recalcitrant. Something needs to give, and fast.

LET ME SEND A TEXT...

Ignacio’s devices always seem to have some level of charge on them when he needs them, even if he's been out and about all day.

ANYTHING ELSE?

  • He's currently 21, born on June 3rd.
  • He has always lived near Ashdown, though his father preferred to keep his property just outside of town to lower distractions. It didn't really work.
  • He is currently attending Rider-Waite for a BFA in Acting. He lives at home to save money, which he is beginning to think was a mistake.
  • Due to his father attempting to get him to become a successful businessman, Ignacio also has random bits of business and economics knowledge that he's gathered unintentionally over the years. He has no interest in any of these things.
  • Ignacio speaks fluent English and Spanish. The Spanish he knows is European Spanish, so it's peppered with uses Latin American Spanish speakers may not be used to. He also knows a little bit of French.
  • His blood is basically Western European. His father is a Spaniard born in Northern Spain, and his mother's heritage is predominantly Scottish.
  • He has one little sister named Raina. She is adorable.
  • He’s 5’11" and looks like this. His build is athletic mesomorph because he's always on the move.
  • During the summer months, he basically turns into Freckles. He has freckles during winter too. Don't try to count all the freckles. It'll take years.
  • He has prior incarnations in a few shops. His most recent is here.
 

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