Births are going to be kind of important eventually. So, even though Norma is a huge, sociopathic creep, she'd never do anything to hurt a baby. Brenda on the other hand...
He's lovely c: Accepted!
Name: Lee Alan Hanes
Age: 37
Physical Extras: 6'2" tall, well built and weighing in at a solid 180 lbs. He has a piercing in his left ear, though he hasn't worn anything in it for some years now – it could be closed for all he knows. Lee has a well done tattoo of a triangular prism refracting white light into a rainbow on his right shoulder, though whether this has a thing to do with his former profession, or simply a rather obvious fondness for Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album is anyone's guess.
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Three Good Traits:
Three Flaws:
- A fantastic sense of humor, even at the very worst of times (though of course this could be just as much a flaw as a feature at certain moments, depending on a person's perspective… )
- Generous to a fault – Lee would quite literally give the shirt off his back if he thought anyone needed it more than he.
- A seriously amazing green thumb – Lee's garden always overflows, and though all else may fail in Cascade Falls through the winters? No one is ever without just enough of Lee's canned and pickled zucchinis to see them through.
- A tenuous grip on reality/dissociation – no part of Lee truly wants to believe he is trapped in the nightmare that is Cascade Falls.
- A hair trigger temper, honed to a razor's edge by the loss of his past and the coercive nature of his present.
- Lee does not suffer fools in the least, and he can turn that good humor into a sharp and cutting blade of caustic sarcasm in an instant.
BEFORE
Place of Residence: Syracuse, NY
Marital Status: Single
Family:
Mother: Loretta Givens-Hanes
Father: Lawrence "Larry" Hanes
Sister (older): Lillian Hanes
Brother (younger): Levi Hanes
Occupation: Physicist (undergrad studies at Stanford, Master's/Ph D. at MIT)
Who was president when you came to Cascade Falls?: George W. Bush
NOW
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Owner/proprietor/sole waiter/baker/backroom worker of The Falls Coffee House
Family Children: None
How long have you lived in Cascade Falls?: Nine years
Have you ever tried to leave?: Yes
Have you ever been to the fence?: Yes
In-Character Writing Sample:
"Mmm… Yeah… " Lee rolled over to his side, grimacing as he tried to quickly tuck the phone to his ear and still stay well beneath the warmth of his comforter. His morning breath was rank, and a long, stuttering breath of a yawn told him all he needed to know about how vital it was he get his ass out of bed and into a shower. But central New York winters were a bear and his apartment was chilly, and the wood floors of his bedroom would feel like slabs of ice on his bare feet. Basically, Lee was just being a pussy about getting out of bed on his day off, and if his Mom wasn't on the phone this very second? Yeah, he'd have admitted as much.
"Merry Christmas Mom, love you… What? No! No, I'm up – why would you think that?" Lee grinned sheepishly even as he cringed, whipping back the comforter and gasping just under his breath at the shock of cold air on his bare skin. The floors were just as frigid as he knew they'd be, and he shivered as he planted his feet firmly on the ground. He kept promising himself he'd get area rugs for the bedroom, but between his work and just life in general, he just kept forgetting until moments just like this.
"Yes Mom, I'll be on time – you know it's always Lil and Company who's late. Diaper bags, breast pump, car seats and strollers and at least five changes of clothing for all those kids, drool bib for her husband… " Lee laughed softly as his mother gently but firmly chewed him a new asshole on the other side of the line while, dressed only in his boxers, he wandered into his bathroom. If anything the tile on his bare feet was even chillier than the wood floors, but at least he had the plushy bath mat to stand on while he peered at himself in the mirror. Bleary hazel eyes peered back, the golden brown dreads swaying just past the caramel-brown skin of his shoulders.
One hand still holding the phone to his ear, the other massaged the dark, coffee-colored stubble on his jaw lightly, some small part of his mind wondering if he could get away with not shaving today. No, it was Christmas and he'd just mocked his sister's worthless husband to his Mom. It didn't matter she felt the exact same way he did about that shiftless, penniless loser who had nothing to his name but a highly motile sperm count – she wasn't going to be pleased if her oldest son showed up looking anything less than his best, even if he wouldn't cut the dreads.
"The pies are all set too – mincemeat, apple and pecan, just for Dad. I'll be heading out in about ten minutes." More like thirty really since he had to shave, but promptness had never been Lee's strong suit. No one in his family really seemed to mind that though, so long as he brought the desserts. How in the world God saw fit to gift a single man with a genius for physics and an uncanny knack for making some of the most amazing baked goods any one of them had ever eaten? This would be a mystery for the ages. His little brother Levi always said he'd make someone a great wife someday – though the little shit always said it quickly, over his shoulder as he was moving toward someplace safe at a high rate of speed.
Sure! Anyone aged 16-45 is on the table. And yeah, basically. Unfortunately, there's no opportunity for higher learning but in a place where everything is provided for you and the size of your house is based on either how big your family is, or how well you behave, there's really no need for college. Just don't leave. Ever. Stay in the town forever and suffer with a smile :D
No pressure! If you can't think of anything then don't worry about it and if you want a second one down the road, that's fine too c:
Haha, it's got nothing to do with communism, I assure you. The money situation will be explained in the IC.
A shame! It would have been interesting to basically simulate proper communism. Ah well!
What a thing! Communism, kidnapping and scary monsters.
