Room 4 Rent.

[Aubs]

“Room 4 Rent”

What would you do if you were given the opportunity to live in the most beautiful place only to have it stripped away from you in a matter of a few months? Danielle Young definitely understands how this would feel because this is exactly what is happening to her. Three months into having the place, not only does she lose her successful job but she finds out that she’s going to be put out in the matter of days if she doesn’t find a way to pay her rent.
After weighing out every option possible, Danielle did the last thing she had wanted to do ever… look for a roommate. She just didn’t feel comfortable having complete strangers live with her, but there was nothing else she could do. She soon submitted forms for requests all over town and over the internet. Knowing New Yorkers, there was bound to be at least a couple of people who were liable to help her pay the rent every month. She just didn’t hope every- single- one of her requests would be answered by crazy people. Having to weed through every person, Danielle found her first candidate, Brendon Blackwell. He was far too lazy and easy going for her liking, but at that point the only thing Dani cared about was whether he was going to be able to afford the rent, which surprisingly he could. The only problem now is filling in the places for the several other rooms unoccupied.

You wouldn’t happen be interested in renting a room, would you?

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“Alright so I’m walking down Chambers Street on a windy afternoon, my cig is smoking right back at me so I can’t see worth a darn and just as I turn the corner-the one at the Indian pizza parlor-some broad nails me bad. I know I ain’t no physics professor but the little lady had to be speed walking something crazy.”

“Worse yet she was holding like a hundred fliers that just went about everywhere. Since I thought she was kinda hot in that CEO-styled top and skirt (-darn if I didn’t think to get a peek-) I decided to help her with them. The fliers were for roomies on a real swanky place in Manhattan.”

“Hell I was homeless, so why not? It’s not a long story so stay in your seat. The last apartment I had burned down, turns out it was this old man Fitzgerald. I always had my doubts about that guy: waaaay too fascinated with that lighter I lent him and not to mention his collection of wicker furniture.”

“Anyways Danielle turned out to have a perpetual stick up her ass personality-wise, and we needed more roomies besides. I’ll of course do what every gentleman would do in such a situation: search for babes to enjoy my company! Haha!”

Sometimes opposites just don't attract. Or do they? Surely time will tell.

[Aubs]

Hi, Aubrey here to bring the newest RPG to WhatEverEva, “Room 4 Rent,” a Romantic-Comedy RPG about eight individuals, all living in an apartment together. This RPG is a collaborative effort between Devon [TragicAce] and I. We are looking forward to trying some new things with it and we hope you want to come along for the ride!
In Room 4 Rent, we are looking to capture realism with a bit of romance and hilarity. At the end of the day, everything should be a lighthearted, breath of fresh air in contrast to all the seriousness in the other RPGs.

Personality will play a big key in not only character development and storylines, but dialog as well. The bio format will be done in a way where we are really getting to know your character on a personal level. It’s almost as if we know the same amount about the character as you do. With traits such as dream and fears and topics of interest, the personality section will make your character less of a caricature and more lifelike.

Interested to know more, continue on to the next post which will lay down the ground rules [yes, we have those here. Sorry, but I wanted to get strict about this because I think there need to be more people following guidelines.] to the RPG. Then, after that, will be the bio skeleton which I’m sure all of you are waiting for.

[Aubs]

The Rules: According to Devon. [LOL, right?!]

Alright listen up kiddos and over-aged creeps. We’re going to play this RP a bit differently then you’re used to. First let’s talk about "your" character. “Room 4 Rent” is a story-driven RP, not a character-driven one. You are the primary writer for your character yes, but everyone can move everyone around for the sake of the story. Conversation for example. In real life it doesn’t go one text blurb after another: people are constantly exchanging statements and opinions and such. How can we do this in an RP you ask? Some call it godmodding.

Yes it’ll take maturity and yes it’ll take a thorough understanding of each other’s characters to make this work. Also you might not be entirely satisfied with how others portray "your" character. Well that’s where mutual maturity is important. If there is a real issue then talk to the writer outside of the RP, otherwise roll with the punches. The next thing I want to mention I’ve split up into a section for the boys and for the girls, but I want you to read them both. Pretend you’re a hermaphrodite or somethin’.

For da boy’z:
An issue I’ve seen countless times with male RPers is that-regardless of writing ability-they tend to shit out the same shade of character over and over again. What am I talking about? “Badasses”. Yeah, we all want to be the lone tough guy who’s all apathetic and has the greatest powers and shit, but that was back in grade school fellows. This RP has no powers so don’t be ‘whipping it out’ to see whose is bigger to feed your own obviously lacking self-esteem (and perhaps something else). We’re aiming for laughs here guys and the badass is the very opposite.

For the dames:
Let’s talk about humor ladies. What I see a bunch when female RPers approach humor is that they seem to think that the character must be in-and-of-themselves funny. That they have to have some mental disease of some sort and just be all silly-nilly. That’s not humor, that’s just silly one-shots that don’t raise a chuckle. Humor is something derived from the character and the setting the character finds her/himself in. A serious, anti-gay christian who winds up scared and alone in a gay bar for example, can arise much humor.

As far as your character’s personality goes, I don’t want it to be average or even well-balanced. Those kinds of people-while realistic-are as boring as hell. Your character should have a very sharp personality that enables humor to unfold around him/her. Also in your bios I want to be able to guess what the character’s background from the personality. That is, give an explanation as to why your character is the way that they are. In an attempt to stop folks from making (and RPing) the same characters they always do, we have character roles. Your character has to fit one of those roles which only vaguely define what your character is like. If you're upset about this go find your mother and she'll wipe your tears away.

The last words I wish to impart on you are on general writing. I’ve seen some sloppy writing from you all as of late-much of that won’t fly here. If I see a paragraph that reads more like a monotone screenplay with as much depth as Aubs [*Aubrey laughs at unintentional compliment*], I’m going to call you on it. Just write your best and you will all be fine, just don’t type out slop and expect us to eat it up. If you’re really sucking after several mentions then we’ll ask you to leave. We’re cold bitches like that.

Next... Bios.

[Aubs]

Finally, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The BIO SKELETON! Take your time with them because this RPG sadly isn’t first come first serve. There will be a spot to fill for everyone, but I’d like it if the people filling out the spots for the roommates do a decent bio.

Name: [First, Last]
-also known as-
“[Catchy Title that sums character up]”

Age: [Mid 20’s to Late 30’s]
Gender:
Sexuality:
Occupation:
Physical Appearance: [Photo] + [Small Description]
Personality: [List a couple of qualities and go in depth about them.]
Goals: [Obvious. List them and go in depth about each one as well.]
Fears: [Most contrast in some way with some of your goals.]
Interests:

Devon will actually be posting his bio for his character, Brendon Blackwell, soon as a visual example.

Edit: Here's the bio roles that should be somewhat of an influence on your bio skeleton.

-Southern, Racist Charmer.
-Uptown Massachusetts liberal;
-Near-hobo poet.
-Nerdy Asian otaku
-All-American athlete who hold staunch beliefs against gaming.
-Gambling addict con artist
-Pure innocent “chastity belt” Sunday school teacher.
-An ex convict who’s good intentions are often misinterpreted, to a comic extent.
-An emo who finds the worst in every possible situation, promiscuous in nature with exceedingly odd tastes.

[Vale]

Name: Clive Harrington
-also known as-
“The Second Wind Kid”

(Point of Information--Uptown Mass doesn't exist. As there is no uptown to a state. This being said, Boston lacks an Up-town as well. Same goes for Springfield, Holyoke and Amherst. Way to Fail)

Age: 27
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Bisexual
Occupation: Political Lobbyist for the Human Rights Campaign.
Physical Appearance:
Clive stands at about a solid 6 Foot, some days, whilest he's slouching, he seems to look even shorter than he is. He's always garbed in something stylish--be it a fur hooded Zip Up Sweatshirt and V Neck Shirt underneath, or just solid Black Sweaters. He even has a few sweatervests that occasionally sees the light of day. However, he's a functionalist by nature---and prefers Comfort to Cost. Most likely due to his very...prominent 'hipster' lifestyle throughout College.

Personality:
((**Sarcastic**))
Clive's the kind of guy who will offer a light hearted backhanded compliment, to just about anyone. He values anyone who has a dry sense of humor and often times laughs when he isn't supposed to. For someone so open-minded he forgets sometimes that people have ethics all together. If someone can take an insult and keep on smiling, they definitely are worth the compliments which Clive rarely uses on people.

((**Pretentious**))
He cannot help himself when it comes to his elitism. Clive spent his summers growing up in Martha's Vineyard, Portland, Long Island, Cape Cod, and he'd spend Winters in Upstate New York. His well to do background is something which he never flaunts, except when it's common knowledge. Even though some of his claims are a bit...unfounded, he never means truly Ill Will from it. He just doesn't know how to act around those who didn't grow up in a similar lifestyle as he.

((**Idealist**))
Clive gives a lot of credit to the power of mankind, and he believes that given the right motivation and support, anything is possible for anyone. Be it a physical impairment, or the financially downtrodden. It's what caused him to go Poli-Sci to begin with, as well as why he became a member of the HRC. As he views it---God won't save us, We have to save ourselves.

Interests:
((**French Culture**))
It wasn't a surprise when his family forced Clive to learn Spanish, French, Mandarin, and Italian while growing up. They wanted a cultured Son, capable of blending with any and all upstart company. However, Clive took a sharper connection to the French Culture and often times speaks in a Franco-American dialect.

((**Grilling**))
It should be said, that the best way to a man's heart is through his stomach, however Clive thinks it's the best way to anyone's heart. He learned how to cook at a young age, (again, due to his Yuppie Heritage) and he enjoys grilling meats, vegetables, anything---so long as there's an open flame and fabulous smells.

((**Carpe Deim Partying**))
Clive isn't all work, when he does have time to let go, he really does. However he spends the following day (post party) wallowing in his regrets from the prior night, it never stops him from enjoying himself during the festivities.

((**Camus, Satre, and Locke**))
A Man is whom he wishes to be, again---Clive's idealism is paralleled by his inability to fathom the vastness of the universe. A simple shrug and a passing glance is sometimes the best answer anyone can hope for.

Goals:
((**World Tour**))
Clive's always wanted to travel the world as a correspondent for some company, or for some news station, even if his current field places him in capitals rather than the fields of godknowswhichcountry, although it's a nice dream to have---he knows that it might not happen.

((**Long Term-Girlfriend**))
Despite Clive's tendencies to hook up with anything and anyone, so long as it's clean, he does wish for something more sustainable. He wants to have that girlfriend, propose in his mid-thirties, and be happy until they're both a foot in the grave and are willing to pass silently into that goodnight. Although his dreams of a family are non-existent, He still yearns for that level of commitment to someone.


Fears:
((**Inadequacy**))
Failure isn't an option for the Harrington Family. Clive nearly was excommunicated by his family because of his "loose" appreciation for sexual acts, as well as his choice to become a Lobbyist over being a Lawyer.

((**Deep Water**))
Despite growing up near vast bodies of water, Clive was always a beach-comber. Sometime about the mysteries of the deep always put a knot in Clive's stomach.

((**Cruelty of Man**))
Even blanket idealism has it's limits. As well as being someone who believes that all people can change, and people can become better, for themselves and for others. However, his experience in the HRC shows that it isn't always the case, and that some people are so set in their ways, they're unwavering faith sickens him to no end.

History

Clive Harrington was born in the small city of Agawam, Mass. Moved with his family to Holyoke, then to the Rural WASP-land of Fitchburg. He spent summers on the shore, and winters in the mountains. He graduated high school with a 3.2 GPA, decided he wanted to go to NYU for Political Sciences, however he eventually transferred to Tufts, outside of Boston.

Upon graduation, he moved to Washington D.C. in order to pursuit his position with the HRC, and currently he opted to be a traveling lobbyist, and rallies around the country for people to become aware of the changes that the HRC wishes to accomplish---for the benefit of all.

[TragicAce]

Brendon Blackwell
-also known as-
“Leaves after Lunch Guy”

Age: 28
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Physical Appearance:

Aside from the picture Brendon’s a little over six feet tall and weighs more or less 170 pounds. He’s never actually weighed himself though. He’s almost always looking a little rough around the edges (when he doesn’t have a woman looking after him, anyway). For clothes he wears some dress shirt that’s not exactly clean and dress pants (of which he only has a single pair). He can’t tie ties so he just wears a loose one his last girlfriend did for him. If that came undone he wouldn’t know what to do.

Personality:

Easy-going
“Be easy.” That was the last piece of advice his parents gave him before they shipped him off to college. Sure the two were absolute nuts with far too much cash on their hands, but Brendon took their words to heart. It wasn’t hard to. In a world full of straight-lined quiet people this Blackwell walks with a slouch and swagger as he’s whistling Dixie. Things just don’t get to him like they do other folks, and he doesn’t know the meaning of the word stress. He admits he should probably look it up, though.

Curious
Birthed from a desire not to be bored Brendon has an innate urge to learn about other things, other people’s business. If something catches his eye he’ll investigate it just for the hell of it. This often leads an array of problems for this working-class fellow, but it beats staring at the wall all day!

Philosophical
To be honest Brendon only gets philosophical when he’s drunk. It was his major in college after all (it was easy), so he has a tendency to spout random rhetoric that’s hardly applicable to the situation at hand. Wisdom was never his strongest suit. But he thinks, therefore he is.

Outgoing
He’s a talker, just like his paren'ts. Not only is it a good way to pass one’s time, Brendon enjoys the company of others. The man’s been by himself before-and it wasn’t any fun-so he likes to keep ample company around him. At parties he makes a definite presence and is really in his element. He’s joked with his brother Benjamin that if was willing to kiss more ass he could handshake and talk his way up the corporate ladder.

Overly Enthusiastic/Apathetic
This is a mild case of what his folks have. When Brendon gets a new idea, he jumps all over it. Same goes for his relationships…the countless short-lived ones. In the beginning he’s all for it and getting tailored up for a wedding tux, but before long he starts to change his mind. Perhaps he is just easily bored, but the apathy is strong in this one. Especially in mornings.

Goals:

Live comfortably
The comforts of an upperclassman’s lifestyle, the gentler life, life’s finer pleasures-Brendon wishes for all of these things. You only get one shot at life after all, why not live it lavishly? Spare no expense and don’t cut yourself short!

Never having to do anything…
That’s the real American dream. Not having to do anything but piss around all day and do whatever the hell you want to do. Never having to take crap from egotistical bosses or annoying ex-girlfriends-that’s heaven!

…while trying not to get too bored
The only flaw in Brendon’s paradise is the dullness that is everyday life. Maybe that’s what purgatory is like. His office job is excruciatingly boring, enough to drive a man insane. Blackwell often wonders if that’s what drove his paren'ts off the deep end in the first place. He’ll do whatever it takes not to fall to that fate. The tedious boredom won’t get the best of him!

Interests:

Partying
This is an ever-frequent escape for Brendon to let loose, and he hardly ever misses one. He’s got a kind of sixth-sense to detect jovial gatherings. He’d party every night if he wasn’t so damn poor. Many times he’s just looking for an excuse to throw a party, even for the most stupid of reasons. The most recent example being his bitchy ex-girlfriend getting divorced. Him and his old pal Samuel Adams partied all night long.

Haiku
Some people play solitaire when they’re bored at work, Brendon writes haiku. It started back in high school when he was trying to impress his Japanese girlfriend and was a hobby that stuck with him. Blackwell fancies it a mental exercise and draws from his current environment for inspiration. So if you hear him say something kind of funky, chances are its 5-7-5 jive.

Messing around with the personal lives of others
If you leave folks to their business they will nine times out of ten bore you. Conversation would never get past the weather or the status of offspring. Throwing a wrench into the well-laid plans of others, well, that spices things up a little bit. Watching the drama unfold is far more interesting then the crud they put on primetime these days.

Finding new ways to defeat man’s true enemy: boredom
Brendon is always on the prowl for potential ways to pass the time. If you’ve got an idea, he’ll support it no matter how retarded it might be. He’d do almost anything twice. Just don’t expect his support to last long, though.

Local News
Not enough people take interest in their surroundings, Blackwell always felt. Having been born and raised in the grey cesspool that is New York City he’s taken an interest on the goings on inside it. This strange, ugly yet beautiful little world is his world after all, and the least he can do is pay attention to it. It is this little world that affects him, and as such pays little notice to more global issues.

Sports (Basketball & Football)
Need there be a reason for a man to find sports enjoyable? Well perhaps a clarification is in due order. Brendon doesn’t play sports as much as he does watch them on the sofa. Chips, beer and hot wings on a Saturday night. That’s the life.

Fears:

Hard work
If you’ve read this far you know that this twenty-something loathes any activity requiring a great amount of strain be it physical, mental, spiritual or otherwise. Brendon will try desperately to avoid a strenuous situation (especially one regarding honest labor) and if there’s no way out, he’ll complain.

Commitment
Committing to anything is hard work. You’ve got to invest part of yourself into something else, be it a job, a promise, a woman. It’s not like he had some horrible and traumatic break up in his past, it’s just that he’s fundamentally averse into getting too tied down.

Female employers
Taking orders is bad enough, but being thrown around at the whim of a woman is substantially worse for Brendon’s pride. Having to submit to a woman-after having known as many crazies as he has-only causes him to shudder.

History:

Brendon began his life in an expensive three-story house on Long Island. It need not be said that his family was well-off. That being said, to this day Brendon is not entirely aware of how his folks had come to be so wealthy. Often he fantasized them to be exotic cat burglars, but the truth was likely far more boring. He was never very close to his paren'ts and didn’t see them very often-typically no more than a weekend every month. Unlike his older brother Benjamin he looked forward to their visits, and loved the stories they told. Brendon knew they were wacky and irresponsible, but he didn’t feel dejected.

He left long island at eighteen for college and shortly after his folks sold the mansion. Brendon was pretty much cut loose and left on his own. He’s just been cruising by as the years come and go, somehow managing to keep a roof over his head and not starving. That’s something to be proud of, I guess. Right now he’s on the walking homeless since his apartment caught on fire, somehow…crazy pyromaniac old man and his obsession with wicker chairs.

[Weremouse]

Robyn Penick
(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)also known as(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)
“The Catholic Opposite”

Age: 26
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Homosexual
Occupation: Professional Photographer/Painter

Physical Appearance:

*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯) Robyn's eyes, which are usually hiding behind reasonably-sized sunglasses (she despises the trend of huge sunglasses. People who wear them look like bugs, and bugs are meant to be squashed or killed in other dramatic ways.) are a very, very dark blue, appearing black most of the time, but when the sun hits them just right, they appear a royal blue.
*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯) Her hair maintains a constant state of moderately greasy, regardless of how often she showers. It has piecey white highlights in it, and is naturally jet-black.
*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯) She likes refurbishing baggy t-shirts into tight, rippy tanktops or taking multiple shirts or hoodies and cutting them apart and safety-pinning them back together. A lot of what she wears is held together with safety pins, since she doesn't know how to sew and doesn't have the motivation to learn how, anyway. She wears baggy jeans or sweats at all times, which are usually covered in strange colors of paint since she doesn't have clothes specific for painting.
*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯) She has two tattoos, one of a black dove on her mid-back, and one of a thorny vine crawling around her leg, starting at her left ankle and ending at her left knee.
*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯) Robyn's ears are not pierced, however her eyebrow and tongue are both pierced. She usually wears a ring in her eyebrow, and a large, red, spherical stud in her tongue.

Personality:

(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)Withdrawn(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)
Robyn doesn't like people. She's not a people person. Her appeal is that she's the quiet, sexy type, but even then, she has a cold, unfeeling aura that pushes you away, too. It all really comes down to personal preference if you're going to be friends with Robyn.

(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)Quirky(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)
Robyn is into some really weird shit. Part of her heroin addiction is to blame for that, as well as her general beliefs that are uncommon. Lots of her habits are hard to comprehend, for example her belief in spirits and how when she's not otherwise occupied, she'll call on spirits of the dead or use a Ouija board for several hours. She also strongly believes in meditation to achieve zen, however the ways and places she is able to clear her mind are often inexplicable or strange, for example, standing on her head is one of her favorite ways to meditate, or sitting on a fire escape, or on the edge of a chimney.

(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)Depressed/Emotional(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)
When not able to distract her, Robyn lapses into depression. Sometimes she's able to make money off of it, taking pictures of herself crying, however, it doesn't make her feel better whether she's rich or poor. When she's feeling this unhappy, she'll usually turn to drugs or alchohol.

(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)Under Enthusiastic(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)
Robyn really, truly doesn't care about you or anyone you care about. She doesn't care about your career, she doesn't care about your hobbies, and she doesn't care what you think of her. She has a champion eye-roll that makes you want to shut up and sit down as soon as you see it.

(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)Ignoring(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)
If Robyn doesn't like what you're saying, Robyn doesn't hear what you're saying, it's as simple as that.

Goals:

(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)Make it big as an artist(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)
Robyn doesn't have a lot of motivation to do a lot, but one of the things she really wants is to really make it big with her emotional still life pictures and paintings.

(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)Cover her room entirely with emotive pictures(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)
No further details, she just wants to fall asleep with a gallimaufry of pictures and paintings, things to inspire her while she's painting, and things to enduce nightmares. Robyn likes nightmares.

Fears:

(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)Succeed in committing suicide(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)
Despite Robyn having a history of suicide attempts, she fears death so much she'd kill herself before having to die. Wait....bad example. But since lots of her depression starts, then she gets high or drunk, her judgement fails her, and she tries to commit suicide despite knowing subconciously that she wants to live and be happy. She fears getting depressed and successfully killing herself.

(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)Fail as an artist, get broke, become homeless(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)
Exactly what the title is. Robyn fears not having enough money to live comfortably, and winding up on the streets. That's worse than dying, to her.

Interests:

(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)Photography(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)

(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)Painting(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)

(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)The Devil(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)
Robyn is almost a satanist in nature. She believes in spirits and likes to invoke evil spirits on people. Karma doesn't seem to affect her either, since Karma is working for her.

(*•.¸¸¸,.•*¨¯)Cemeteries(¯¨*•.¸¸¸,.•*)
Robyn just LOVES cemeteries. Being in one makes her feel her most creative and her most inspired, as well as the added bonus of being away from other people, and being near spirits, too.

History:
Okay, I'm really tired, and I'll probably do this better later but for now:
-She lived in an orphanage for a long time
-She was taken in by a strict family that kept threatening to put her back in the orphanage
-She ran away from home at 16
-She took her college fund and spent it on a really, really high quality, top of the line digital camera
-She's been living off of that college fund and photography money ever since

[Eva]

Julie Lavin
-also known as-
"Financial Aid Cutie”

Age: 26
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Physical Appearance:

Julie weighs around 130 pounds and stands at an estimated 5 feet 7 inches. She has a well-proportioned body, with a flattish tummy and curves that aren't too obnoxious or obvious. She's good at posing to accentuate her attributes. Julie likes bright, cheerful colors that complement her strawberry blonde hair.

Personality:

Generous
Above all, Julie is a person who gives. She knows what it's like to have almost nothing, so when she has spare money, or even when she doesn't, she gives it to those who ask. One simply needs to mention hardships, and Julie will be offering her assistance. It's usually not detrimental- plenty of people owe her money from bets, so she usually has backup cash, just in case she gives more than she can afford to.

Restless
Julie hates idleness. She prefers to get up, get around, and get to what needs to be gotten to. She hates the boring, routine dreck that people have added to their lives, and cuts past the extra stuff to get to the nitty gritty. She can't focus on mundane tasks at all, which isn't good when you're an adult who has bills to pay.

Everyone's Friend
Julie's fun, spontaneous nature makes her easy to like- if you're into that sort of person. She can become friends with most people just by talking to them, although her constant need for entertainment does wear thin on those without the energy to put up with it.

Frugal Frieda
Julie doesn't believe in brands or stuff that costs more than it rightfully should. She won't buy anything that she deems 'too expensive', even if it's within her budget. She believes that it 'encourages' companies to overprice their products if she pays for them at such prices.

Goals:

Make it Big
Julie wants to ride her cons and bets all the way to a mansion in the gated communities. She has a bundle saved up already, and although her antics bleed some of it from time to time, Julie has thus far only seen positive growths toward her future.

50s Housewife
Julie wants a family. A good one. A husband, two kids, white picket fence- all that, together with her dream mansion. Sure, being a housewife may seem boring to someone so fueled with anxiety, but Julie thought that housewives were the busiest people in the world- she'd likely never be bored.

Teach 'Em a Lesson
Julie wants her parents to see how great she is. Her biggest dream is to rub her success and happiness in their faces, and maybe even offer to move them into one of those 'really nice homes' that old people go to. That would be the ultimate insult.

Interests:

Gambling
Simply put, Julie is a savant at figuring odds and reading people. Okay, so maybe she loses sometimes, but for the most part she has a good track record. Money is one thing, but the thrill of being right, the excitement of doubling what you've started with- THAT is the real payoff.

Kids
Julie loves children. If she could own a day care, she would. She knows a lot of kids are snot nosed brats, but Julie still loved the little failed abortions.

Helping Out
Community service. Julie is the biggest bitch in the world about getting people to do it. She will post bulletins, knock on your door, call your phone all day and night, and maybe even brake into your apartment, but goddammit you are going to that church bake sale.

Music
Who doesn't like music?

Fears:

Admitting Mistakes
Julie never, ever wants to find herself on her dad's doorstep without a penny to her name. She would sooner die than submit to him, a man who believed that militant dictatorship was a proper method of parenting.

Being Rejected
Julie is a social, vivacious person, so when someone turns her down for outings or other things of that nature, she just sort of loses it. Not openly, of course, because Julie isn't the type to make scenes, but inwardly.

Terrorism
Because religious extremists are like, so last decade.

History:

Martha Julie Weinstein was born to a pair of mostly apathetic parents in Chicago, Illinois. She was the third of four children.
The Weinsteins had money. Good money. But while they always provided material things and a home for their children, they severely lacked parenting skills. Her mother, Barb, spent so much time nitpicking and criticizing that Julie and her siblings never heard a single compliment from the woman. And Old Bill, all he ever did was point out how inadequate everyone was compared to him.
At 16, Julie had decided to call it quits and leave the family. She was the third. Her older brother, Ricky, had gone off and joined the Navy, cutting himself off from his parents and communicating only with his other sister, Tammy, who had also fled from home at 19 after a shouting match with Barb. Julie decided to leave the nest as well, giving her little brother Theo a kiss and a hug.
Time whittled down the family. Barb had taken to liquor, and it wasn't long until she had been found in bed, on a Sunday, dead from choking on her own vomit. Ricky too, was dead from alcohol related incident- drunk on contraband whiskey, he fell from his assigned ship and was never seen again. Tammy, a revolver to the head and a love note to some thug.
Julie fared better. She had taken up the art of the con to survive, swindling tourists and gullible natives with her cheerful personality and sweet looks. She made a good living, counting cards and cheating idiots, and through it all she continued to smile. An empty smile. She missed her brothers and sister. But only Theo was left, and she didn't know where he was.

Julie was alone.

[GnomesAteMyCake]

Name: Rachael Howells
Also known as “Girl who thinks she’s funny”

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Occupation: Delivery-girl/ amateur comedian

Physical Appearance:



Rachael stands at around 5’6, and is built in with that “innocent girl” face that elderly people just go potty over. She mainly lives in shorts, jeans, hoodie’s and trainers. Rachael’s job requires her not to look too smart…just a quick mode of transport that’s free. Hence her skates.


Personality:

Humorous
“Did you hear about the one with the [insert racial comment] and the [insert another racial comment]?” Rachael doesn’t need an awkward silence to fill with a tentative joke; any time is a time for laughter. And although she makes a small amount as a comedian, some people don’t enjoy her taste in giggles.


Flirtatious
Is the mop busy? No? Then Rachael’s gunna chat that thing up! Any moment that isn’t telling jokes (whether they be in bad taste or not), should be spent flirting with the opposite sex. And any moment not doing either of those is time wasted. Rachael doesn’t care who you are (within reason); as long as you give her a reaction, she’ll giggle stupidly and flick her hair. It’s not that she’s stupid; it gives her new material for her act. At least, that’s her excuse.

Racist
It’s a sad truth; Rachael Howells is a racist. Sometimes she means it cruelly, sometimes it’s a joke. Either way, if you’re not 100% American, you’re going to get some stick from this girl. Growing up with an angry father who hated everyone, it’s something that she’s picked up, and half the time she doesn’t realise what she says is mean. The other half of the time, she knows it, and she just wants a reaction from you. Like she says, it’s all material for her act.

Energetic
Rachael goes for a two-mile jog in the morning and once again in the evening everyday. Every other day she goes to the gym, and in her home with her parents she had a load of exercise equipment. Hey, those stage lights get hot, and no-one wants to watch a sweaty comedian. Coupled with her love off all things greasy and sugary, she has little choice if she wants to fit in her short-shorts.

Food-lover
The title says it all; Rachael loves food. Although fast-food and chocolate are her favourites, she’d never say no to a old-fashioned home cooked meal. If she’s not in the kitchen, cooking for herself and others, she’ll be collapsed on the couch (more likely after a run or workout), flicking through cookbooks or magazines, looking for new recipes to try. People have said she’s quite a good cook…it’s the in-dinner entertainment and cleaning afterwards that others could do without.

Untidy
Rachael lives as a slob. Why do today what can be put off till tomorrow? Her washing basket is over-flowing, chocolate wrappers and half-written jokes litter the floor of her room, and the kitchen after she’s cooked looks like a battle-ground. She can normally bribe others into cleaning up after her…but she’ll only ever wash her own clothes when she runs out.

Goals:

Become a professional comedian
Everyone wants to get to the top of their chosen career ladder, and Rachael is no different. She wants to make the whole world laugh, and see it through the same rose-tinted glasses that she does. She’s willing to do anything to get to the top….except change her material. The racist jokes stay!

Find her “Friend with Benefits”
Rachael prefers to think of all relationships this way; having a guy text you every five minutes asking where you are, the jealously of other men….nightmare! Rachael wants a friend; A guy who she can go she movies with, and laugh at the appalling actors, to go to the beach and sculpt rude stuff in the sand. Find her that guy, and she’ll happily marry him….and have a choreographed dance number instead of that romantic nonsense, and then throw custard pies at all the guests.

Make a celebrity laugh
Not a big goal, but one nonetheless. You know you’ve made it big when movie-stars and artists are buying tickets to see you and laugh at the jokes you made up five minutes before the curtain rises.

Eat out in New York top five restaurants
Eating in places that cost your soul for tiny portions is something that Rachael dreams of. Finally getting through the doors of one of these establishments would be the final proof that she’s where she’s wanted to be her whole life.

Fears:

A silent Audience
Hear those crickets? Wait, they’re not supposed to be heard! Rachael’s ultimate nightmare would be to be standing on stage with tumbleweeds rolling past the front row. She works harder on her act than work, physique or even relationships. Without even a titter, she’s ruined.

End up alone and single
Rachael is quite a social creature. She likes to be surrounded by laughing people. So the idea of ending up alone is one that is unwanted. She knows that she drives people insane and upsets them with her racist comments…but surely someone could get over it and learn to laugh a little with her?

Vomiting in public
Making a sceptical of herself in public is her job. But there’s nothing more humiliating than emptying the contents of your stomach in front of innocent passers-by. It’s even worse if you’re in a food place, and the splatter on the ground is because of their terrible cooking. Cringe-worthy.

Spiders
No need for the creatures in Rachael’s living space, no need for them on the face of the earth. She can stomp on the ones that are the size of sunflower seeds and under. Anything bigger requires male assistance. ‘Fear’ is not a good word to describe Rachael’s fear of spiders; ‘Terror’ is more accurate.

Interests:

Space and UFO’s
On her moments of calmness and serenity, Rachael likes to go outside and stare at the stars. She believes that Aliens are out there, and often comes running into the house to say she’d seen a UFO again. She knows every constellation there is, and enjoys sharing her knowledge with others who are interested in learning.

Rock Music
Music’s never load enough until your teeth are chattering, and that’s the level that Rachael keeps her stereo. Her taste in music is guitar solos, epic lyrics and general loudness.

Movies
Especially comedies. If no-one wants to see a film except her, then sod it, she’ll go alone. Besides, who can resist that buttery popcorn? After her local open-mike bar and her favourite restaurant, the DVD rental place is her local haunt. She rents movies by the bag-load, and arranges movie-nights…along with her own impressions of the actors.

Live Entertainment
Not only does Rachael enjoy performing, she likes going to see other comedians too, as well as shows, dance recitals and musical performances.

[Aubs]

Danielle Young.
-also known as-
“Ms. Serious Business”

Age: 29.
Gender: Female.
Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Occupation: ex-Creative Director of Yard inc. Current cashier at a fast-food restaurant.

Physical Appearance:

Danielle is a beautiful African American woman who is very proud of her heritage, but doesn’t refrain from doing anything to maintain her appearance like many people in today’s society. She has a milk chocolate skin tone that looks quite smooth all over her entire body. She moisturizes day in and out which is a big reason why her skin can seem almost flawless. Like all people though, Danielle is very well prone to getting scars and small cases of acne every now and again but because she’s an older gal she knows how to hide it well with cosmetics. Most people aren’t even aware of how old Danielle is until she tells them because of how good her skin looks. She stands at a height of five foot, eight inches. She actually wasn’t the most beautiful back then which is why it made it so fun for them to have done so. Now, Dani’s a changed woman who puts them to shame in the looks department. Her height just adds more positive to her appearance. Her body is quite curvaceous but in all the right places that many other women could wish for. She exercises when she can and because of that there’s a slight smidge of muscle in her arms and legs. More important than Danielle’s body would definitely be her face which is heart shaped and gorgeous. The first thing you encounter when staring at her would be her large almond shaped brown eyes. They naturally sparkle whenever she’s happy, but that seems to not happen these days. She now gives off a sense of dullness from her unfortunate circumstances, but only the right people get to see her eyes shine. Other features of Dani’s would be her small nose, very full lips, and her high cheek bones. Danielle’s hair is shoulder length and a dark brown in shade. She used to go through a phase where she would wear extensions, but she feels as though she’s grown a little out of that now. Clothing wise, Danielle is constantly found in an assortment of fashionable clothing. She used to be able to afford to buy things off the runway, which is why you can see her adorned in expensive things

Personality:

Independent- Danielle is the type of woman who has always been able to support and do things for herself. She’s never had to rely on others when she could just go out and get the job done on her own. There’s a part of her that just doesn’t trust others doing things that only she would be capable of pulling off. Danielle had her own job, her own car, and a house of her own that she owned because of herself. She’s never been given anything and doesn’t plan on bowing down to another person to get something. [reason why her dating life sucks] In the world she lives in though, independent people sometimes don’t go as far as they plan. There’s always someone out there who could offer up a hand or two, but she just doesn’t see why she would need to take the help.

Direct- If there’s something Danielle needs to say, she’ll say it. There isn’t any beating around the bush in her mind. She was raised in an environment where people said what they felt and didn’t care about the repercussions afterward. This is one of the big reasons to why she lost her job in the first place, but that’ll be touched on much later into the story. Sometimes she’s just too straightforward and because of that she steps on people’s feelings a lot without even noticing that she’s hurt them. Leading people to assume she’s…

Insecure- Danielle constantly has a battle within her head about everything in her life. Self-Image would be one of the reasons why she is quite insecure. She was teased quite a lot as a child, which caused her to believe that she was never worthy of anything she accomplished. Danielle has sort of grown out of that overly-insecure phase of her life in her early twenties. It’s taken her some time to be somewhat comfortable in the skin she’s in, but there are definitely times where she’ll revert back to being unconfident.

Controlling- Danielle is the type of person who doesn’t really like surprises, thus causing her to be a huge control freak. This so far hasn’t really bothered her life any at all. But with the introduction to roommates in her life, Danielle will definitely want to take control of everything seeing that they’re living in what was her apartment.

Feministic- Danielle is always up for equal rights for women. She doesn’t appreciate the fact that many men view women as only able to cook, clean, and provide sexual satisfaction. In her eyes, women should be able to do anything a man can. Any comment made by a guy that has sexist undertones causes Danielle to get pissed.

Friendly- To a certain extent. Danielle isn’t all smiles so never mistake her for that type of person. However, she isn’t always an Ice Queen either. She gives people time before she lets her guard down and becomes a close friend, or in her words “An associate.” She does do nice things for people… sometimes.

Goals:

Secure another High-Paying Job- Since being fired from her job as a Creative Director Danielle just hasn’t been able to get another job in the field. Her reputation has been tainted since the firing leading her to only being able to get jobs in pretty economical places. Her portfolio is pretty amazing and she’s done great things creatively for Yard Inc, but no other company seems really interested in hiring her which is a huge problem.

Get Out in the NYC Dating Scene- Danielle wants a man and she wants one now. Many of her past relationships have failed big time, and by that I mean all of them have failed. Not one of her exes keeps in contact with her because she was the one to break it off for practically petty reasons. While she knows that in order to get a good man that she has to give away a bit of herself, Danielle doesn’t know if she’s ready to do that. She just knows she wants a guy for once who doesn’t let her do most of the work.

Freedom!!- Danielle’s biggest goal at the moment is to do anything she can to get rid of her other roommates. Not that she doesn’t like them, okay… she doesn’t, it’s just that the place was her’s at first and she would like things to just go back to the way they were. Going from all privacy to none annoys her bunches, but she would never go out and get another place. Why would she need to when the place she’s at now is already her’s? If she could just get another job like the one she had before, then there wouldn't be any need for any of the roommates.

Fears:

Age- As the years pass, Danielle fears old age more and more. She is almost to the point of forgetting about what age she is and forever living her life as a 27 year old or something. No one wants to ever get older, at least get older and slower. She knows that getting older means that she’ll begin to forget things and become incompetent. In addition to slowness would be wrinkling of skin, crow’s feet, and other things that would damage her appearance. There certainly isn’t any way to stop the aging, but there are plenty ways to staying young in spirit.

Public Embarrassment- Living in the city, Dani encounters people all the time just walking down the street. One thing she always says to herself while out is to not do anything that would embarrass her for life. People always remember first encounters and Danielle would die if people remembered her eating the pavement or pulling out a wedgie.

Offspring- Danielle hates kids. She would never in her ever loving life have some of her own. She knows already that they’d be just the baddest little heathens who ever lived. She doesn’t really know if she has the skills to be a good mother, it’s just the fact that her kids probably wouldn’t end up being good children.

Interests:

Cooking-Danielle comes from a big family of people who love cooking. From Soul Food, to Asian cuisine, Italian, or anything else they all loved cooking various types of food. Dani loves learning to cook new dishes and it’s obvious from the stacks of cookbooks she has on her bookshelf. There’s just something nice about smelling delicious food and then eating it sometime after that puts a surprisingly happy smile on her face. If she hadn’t been so interested in creative design, Danielle probably would have enjoyed going to culinary school.

Fashion-Almost every woman enjoys clothing and Dani is certainly one of those women. She appreciates good clothing that makes the body look spectacular. She also loves runway shows, photo shoots, make up, glitz, glam, just about everything having to do with that field. When she had the money, Danielle subscribed to well over thirty seven national and international fashion magazines. She had a collection of designer handbags and scarves, not to mention plenty of different shoes all of which had to be sold off to pay rent.

African American Literature- There’s just something about reading words written by her own people that makes Dani happy. As a black woman, she of course identifies with the African American culture. Being able to go out and buy a book written by someone who came up in the same environment and upbringing as she did is something she loves so much. On her book shelf, there are loads of books written by black people. From learning to keep a man, cook delicious food, loving oneself and those around you, and tons of others Danielle respects intelligent African Americans who didn’t become a statistic.

Browsing the Web-Who in this day and age doesn’t love the internet? There’s just so much to learn from it.

History:

A New Yorker all her life, Danielle was born and raised in Brooklyn to a large family of seven. Her father was and has always been out of the picture, but she learned how to be a hard working woman from her mother and sisters. She didn’t ever have solid father figures to help set her straight from all the right and wrong. Her mother constantly brought in different men trying to fill in that void but it never worked out.
Danielle consistently had pretty good grades in school. Her passion though definitely came from art class where she learned many things about designing and planning . After she graduated high school, she enrolled into an art school and soon enough got a degree in design. Afterward, while interning at a magazine Dani would take classes for a business degree during the nights.

At the age of 28, Danielle became Creative Director of Yard inc, a very wealthy appliance company in which she began designing for. Eleven of her designs actually made it out of the sketchbook and into the factories and have been shipping into stores for the past year and a half. Not only was the youngest to have done so, she was the first woman as well, not to mention the first African American.

Little did she know that the firsts she made at her job would be the reasons why she'd be fired after over a year of employment.

[Aubs]

Cast List:

Starring..

Danielle Young, as "Ms. Serious Business."

Brendon Blackwell, as "Leaves After Lunch Guy."

Clive Harrington, as "The Second Wind Kid."

Julie Lavin, as "Financial Aid Cutie."

Robyn Penick, as "The Catholic Opposite."

Rachell Howells, as "Girl Who Thinks She's Funny."

[I would like another guy character, so if you guys could help me out by asking people if they'd like to join that would really be nice. I've asked a few people, but no luck as of now..]

Other than this being the cast list post, I also wanted this to serve as another information post regarding starters, plotlines, and other things I felt the need to talk about. I have began writing the official starter post a few days ago and I think it should be up soon. [Probably over the weekend most likely as that's when everyone is available to post.]

Okay, about the starters, I originally assumed every roommate would begin in the apartment, but lately I came to the realization that it would be interesting to see what would happen if they weren't all beginning out in the same place. I think it would be cool if only a couple of people other than Brendon and Dani were found first and then those people branched out and found the last three roomies as time goes by.
That will give a few people who can't immediately begin some time to get their thing situated and then eventually be brought in. It also gives the people who are already established into the story some time for their characters to bond a little and get to know each other.

Now, as far as plot-lines go, you all are free to make stories for your character, but they need to relate in some way to those goals you all made earlier for your characters in the bios. They have to make sense as well which to me is something I know you all are capable of doing. If either of you all want to make plot-lines with another person, make sure the two of you fully agree on the idea first. It would be nice if you let me know at any time you're thinking about doing something. You don't have to give me every detail, but I would like to know what you're doing.

As we all know, this serves as a comedy type of rpg. We're all stereotypes really of some type of person so there is always some type of way for you all to avoid being serious.

If you have any questions, please either leave me or Devon a message through our profiles, or private message us from the chatbox. Either one works with me.

--Aubrey.

[Aubs]

Vaughn Schuyler.
-also known as-
“Hot & Heavenly.”

Age: 24.
Gender: Male.
Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Occupation: Male Model.

Physical Appearance:

Vaughn is a handsome young man of African American and Dutch ancestry. With a biracial background, also comes a mixture of many features from both of his parents. His skin is a very light complexion verging between different shades of brown. He stands at a towering height of six feet, two inches and has a body frame that is firm and muscular. Vaughn’s body is his meal ticket, so he constantly has to take care of it pretty much on a daily basis. One of his defining features would definitely be his eyes. They are an amazing light blue shade and appear to cause him to stand out compared to other guys his shade. Another amazing feature of his would be his hair. V has a head full of fluffy curls, surrounding his entire skull. Growing up, his hair hadn’t been as naturally curly as it now is. Vaughn has a pretty casual dress style. Although his job is to wear stylish clothing, he doesn’t really have much style. He finds himself wearing jeans and a simple, white t-shirt pretty often.

Personality:

Charming- Vaughn has plenty of charm that is quite alluring to others. He doesn’t let his looks determine how he is perceived by other people and this is a large reason to why he’d rather have an attractive personality than an attractive face. Having a great personality causes others to be far more interested in a person than them just being good looking. He is very personable with every person he engages into a conversation to. Not only does he make a natural connection with them, no matter their background, but he also seems to be very interested in them despite them being different from them.

Open Minded- Vaughn isn’t quick to judge those who are different from himself. There’s a misconception with him that for him to be a devout Christian he has to be very judgmental, but that is definitely not the case. Being in the fashion world, Vaughn is close to people of different sexualities, races, religions, ect. He’s grown to be very open to everything the world has to offer.

[This bio will be completed as I go along with the story.]

[Aubs]

ATTENTION EVERYONE!

I have officially finished my starter and am posting it as I write this information post.

Regarding the starters, I would like it if some of you refrained from posting yours until your character is cued in. For the first couple of posts, there will be a back and forth between Danielle and Brendon. From there, they will find the second official roommate who will be Clive, which Travis will begin his starter for and merge into the story.
As for the other character, they will naturally be found by which ever roommate decides to find them. I have talked to all of you and asked which character you think would find yours and hopefully you remembered. If not, we'll find a way to bring you in regardless. I want to establish a few things before everyone is brought in so everything doesn't get to hectic too soon.

The thing I want to do with this rpg is capture a bit of story telling from our character's point of views. So every now and again, I think a long, thought in first person from your character thinking about the situation they're in would be a cool idea to start for this rpg. It not only gives the reader and other writers a sense of your character, but it also gives you a chance to have them vent a little.

[The first couple of paragraphs of my starter is written in first person as an example, but if you guys would like to know more I am always availiable to be contacted.]

One thing I would also like to start is probably a monthly update thing for this rpg in this Stuff thread to kind of talk about problems, ideas, anything that needs to be talked about from you all. It would kind of keep me in touch with the writers and what you guy's thoughts are concerning the rpg and what we can do to make it do well.

This is all I have to talk about for now, so expect the starter the moment I post this.

If you have any questions or anything, you all know how to contact me.


--Aubrey.

[dawn]

Joey Landi
-also known as-
“The girl too pretty for jail.”

Age: 27
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Straight
Occupation: Currently without job…but not without money.
Physical Appearance:

Joey stands at 5’11, towering over most women and sometimes men, which is exactly how she likes it. Her jet black hair flows passed her shoulders in voluptuous waves. Joey is what one would call a “stone-cold-fox” and she knows it. Large, espresso brown eyes sit under wonderfully arched and sculpted brows. Aside from having a flawless complexion her skin is golden tan and sun-kissed. Her appearance is near perfection…or so she thinks anyway. Joey wears the best of everything and revels in designer clothing and jewelry.

Personality:
Decisive
Though she is apt to change her mind she does it with sure conviction.

Immoral
She doesn’t do things because they are the right thing to do but because they are the right thing to do now or the right thing to do to stay successful.

Flexible
She easily goes with the flow and doesn’t get flustered by a change in plans. She works with it and in fact enjoys the spontaneous.

Forgiving
Joey is much more forgiving than the average person and rarely holds a grudge. She feels it is a waste of time that could better be spent socializing.

Dishonest
She often tells people what they want to hear and is known to give false or back-handed compliments. It’s not like anyone has ever been truly honest with her so why should she give anyone else the luxury.

Goals:
Fortune
Joey loves money. Whoever said money can’t buy happiness obviously hasn’t met Joey because she has been doing it for years. The only problem is as of late she has been out of her usual circle of friends and doesn’t have as much money as she would like. I suppose that’s what happens when you go to jail for money laundering.

Adoration
Though Joey holds herself in such high regard she still wants others to view her in the same light because she deserves it. People always adore her but it is still a constant goal of hers to maintain and hone that adoration.

Motherhood
She doesn't know what it is but she just wants to be a mother. When she sees mothers or fathers with their children she becomes extremely jealous of what they have.

Fears:
Poverty
Joey’s love for money stems out of a constant fear of being put back into poverty. She can’t go through that again and at times will do almost anything to stay away from it.

Being Alone
Joey seems to have a strong, independent personality at times but in reality she is extremely dependant on others and rarely likes to have alone time. She has to surround herself with people at almost all times. They don’t have to be close to her they just have to be. She’d rather be standing next to her biggest enemy than nobody at all.

Being Considered “Ugly”
Though Joey seems to be rather conceited it all comes from her strong need to be beautiful. She needs people to believe she is beautiful so she convinced herself she is. She has been telling herself she is perfect for so long not even she understands how truly insecure she is. When people compliment her she has a slight “of course” air to her but in reality she doesn’t ever feel adequate enough. You have to believe something in order for others to believe. She works so hard on her appearance deep down she thinks it won’t be enough. If people don’t believe she is gorgeous they won’t want to stick around her…and she can’t have that.

That people will find out her past
I'm not talking about her drug dealing, prison past [which technically is still somewhat apart of the present] but her childhood. She's embarrassed that she grew up poor and as far as anyone is concerned her parents are well to do business people who are passed away.

Interests:
Traveling
Joey loves to travel all over the world; in style of course. She would never be caught traveling with the masses. She takes private jets but if she absolutely has to she’ll fly first class on a commercial flight. When she travels she has to have the best of everything; the best hotels, the best restaurants, and of course the best company.

Networking
It’s something she has to always be doing in order to keep up with clients, co-workers, and the opposition, so it’s a good thing she loves it.

Spending Money
Along with having money she loves spending money; which is actually how she got caught and convicted. She was spending so much fruitless money the IRS became suspicious and made it one of their prime focuses to expunge her as the money-launderer she is. It's actually a huge problem...spending money is her drug of choice and she practically needs rehab to stop.

The Ocean
Joey loves all types of swimmable water really but especially the ocean. There is just something about the feeling of near weightlessness that excites her. The way bodies work with water is just so fascinating and relaxing.

History:
Joey was born and grew up in rural Hungary. Her father was an American and her mother a Hungarian peasant woman. Joey was the only child the two had and that is part of the reason why she grew up having a sense of loneliness. Joey grew up poor and often had to help her parents farm. They constantly had to worry about if they could pay their bills or not and never had any money to spare. Her whole life she had been scrounging and saving as much money as she could just to move to the United States. She was after all half American and even though she lived in Hungary she still learned both languages. She did in fact move to the US and soon after her she moved her parents died in a car accident. They were the only family she had and now that they were gone she fell into the “wrong” crowd. It was somewhat of a mob mentality, giving a sense of family to people who are not blood related. Her first boyfriend was a drug-smuggler and she learned a lot of what she knows from him. Obviously things didn’t work out between the two people but luckily for Joey things did work out between her and the career. She continued working as a drug-smuggling, money launderer and eventually went to jail when she was 25. She was convicted and sent to jail but was let out early on good behavior and other factors. Joey believes she was let out because she’s just too pretty for jail. Now that she is out of jail she “has reformed her ways” or at least that’s what she tells people. Secretly she plans on going back to exactly what she used to do, she just needs time to re-new her connections and to come up with a more full-proof way of concealing the money she makes.

[Aubs]

I need to know how many of you all are still interested in this rpg?

I'm pretty iffy on whether or not I want to continue/revamp this. If any of you still want to continue, then I'll consider it.

-Aubs <33