Cascade Falls

[Alice Falling]

I'll finish up my CS when I get home in 30 minutes. I was also thinking of adding a high school aged character because I had an idea! So I'll get that up really really soon!

 

[neptune]

If you're making teen characters, you can go ahead and leave the occupation slot blank unless you'd like to give them a part time job somewhere. Also, you'll have to fill out a family for the "now" section, which you can feel free to NPC as much as you need/want to.

 

[upscalerat]

If you're making teen characters, you can go ahead and leave the occupation slot blank unless you'd like to give them a part time job somewhere. Also, you'll have to fill out a family for the "now" section, which you can feel free to NPC as much as you need/want to.

For "first gen" resident teens, should we just basically be giving them an NPC foster family?

 

[neptune]

For "first gen" resident teens, should we just basically be giving them an NPC foster family?

Yep! Some might be there with their actual family, but it's rare. Honestly, whatever is easier/more fun for you (or anyone else) to write is fine by me.

 

[upscalerat]

Gotcha. Thanks!

 

[neptune]

We're starting tomorrow. I have to finish my characters first.

EDIT:
And we're also waiting on Alice and for others to decide whether or not they want a second character. So, just because we're active in the OOC doesn't mean we're ready.

 

[Jerelin]

I do have to say though, that the activity in the OOC is a good glimpse of what is to come! It's exciting to see people excited and asking questions! Hopefully that means great things for this RP's future!

 

[neptune]

I do have to say though, that the activity in the OOC is a good glimpse of what is to come! It's exciting to see people excited and asking questions! Hopefully that means great things for this RP's future!

Me too! I think we've got a pretty good group here <3

 

[Alice Falling]

Name: Korra Smith
Age: 30
Physical Extras: Korra stands at about 5'11 and weighs 160 lbs.
She is toned, lean, and tall. She doesn't have any tattoos or piercings. She has a few dark freckles along her arms and on her neck.
Sexuality: Heterosexual

Three Good Traits:
Adaptive: Easily changes and adapts to her surroundings and the people around her. Quick on her feet to think of solutions.
Brilliant: Korra is really smart and loves math, chemistry, engineering, etc.
Relaxed: Everything is what it is and she believes in just going with the flow. Letting things be.

Three Flaws:
Procrastination/Slow: Korra can be 'too' relaxed and won't react quickly to people, often slacking off relationships, and sometimes even going really slow at work.
Impersonal: She doesn't care much about anyone's personal lives or their problems unless she really cares about you. (Which she probably doesn't) She also won't keep your secrets.
Cynical: "Believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity."

BEFORE
Place of Residence: Kanab, Utah
Marital Status: Single
Family/Children:
Mother-Petunia Smith (47 in '09)
Father-James Smith (48 in '09)
Younger Sister-Katherine Smith(18 in '09)
Cousin-Jada Smith (14 in '09)
Occupation: Vet Technician
Who was president when you came to Cascade Falls?: Obama

NOW
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Pharmacist
Family Children:

How long have you lived in Cascade Falls?: 6 Years (Since 2009)
Have you ever tried to leave?: No
Have you ever been to the fence?: No

In-Character Writing Sample:

Beautiful red rocks and the last glimmer of sunlight made for another wonderful day in Korra's life in Kanab. She had just finished hanging up her uniform and turning off all the lights when a little knock came at the door. Korra groaned slightly, she wanted to go home and sleep. She had been working all day today, the other Vet Technician had called in sick so Korra had to work a double today and close up.

Sluggishly she walked to the front door and opened it up. Outside in the rain was a little girl holding a little dog. Korra straightened up a bit, becoming a little bit more alert to the situation. "How can I help you?" Korra asked kindly.

"My dog and I were taking a walk in the rain and he stepped on something." The girl sniffled and held back a few tears. "Come in and let me take a look." Korra escorted the girl into the lobby and turned on a few lights. She knelt down to the little girl and took a look at the dog's paw. It wasn't anything serious, thankfully, he just had a fairly large thorn stuck in his paw. "Let me take him into the back and fix him up. Do you want to come with me?" The little girl nodded and followed Korra into the back.

Korra was in training to be an actual Veterinarian, right now she was a highly trained Vet Tech and taking out a thorn wouldn't be a real problem for her. She took the dog from the little girls hands and placed him on the table, the little dog let out a small whimper when Korra removed the thorn. He bled a little and the little girl started to cry. Korra tried to calm down the little girl but actually just felt annoyed by the whole situation. Not only did the little girl think it was smart to walk in the rain, but she got her dog hurt and came to Korra after hours. Now she just felt like a babysitter for this little child. Korra didn't let her annoyance show while she finished taking care of the dog. She then sat down with the little girl and comforted her. "Now, you should come back tomorrow morning. We can help you more and make sure your dog is healing properly when the Veterinarian is in, okay?" The little girl nodded, thanked Korra, then left.

Korra watched the little girl leave then turned off all the lights. Finally she could end her day, go home, and get some rest. She was glad she didn't have to work tomorrow, she wouldn't have to run into the little girl again.

All done with Korra Smith! (:

 

[neptune]

Name: Korra Smith
Age: 30
Physical Extras: Korra stands at about 5'11 and weighs 160 lbs.
She is toned, lean, and tall. She doesn't have any tattoos or piercings. She has a few dark freckles along her arms and on her neck.
Sexuality: Heterosexual

Three Good Traits:
Adaptive: Easily changes and adapts to her surroundings and the people around her. Quick on her feet to think of solutions.
Brilliant: Korra is really smart and loves math, chemistry, engineering, etc.
Relaxed: Everything is what it is and she believes in just going with the flow. Letting things be.

Three Flaws:
Procrastination/Slow: Korra can be 'too' relaxed and won't react quickly to people, often slacking off relationships, and sometimes even going really slow at work.
Impersonal: She doesn't care much about anyone's personal lives or their problems unless she really cares about you. (Which she probably doesn't) She also won't keep your secrets.
Cynical: "Believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity."

BEFORE
Place of Residence: Kanab, Utah
Marital Status: Single
Family/Children:
Mother-Petunia Smith (47 in '09)
Father-James Smith (48 in '09)
Younger Sister-Katherine Smith(18 in '09)
Cousin-Jada Smith (14 in '09)
Occupation: Vet Technician
Who was president when you came to Cascade Falls?: Obama

NOW
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Pharmacist
Family Children:

How long have you lived in Cascade Falls?: 6 Years (Since 2009)
Have you ever tried to leave?: No
Have you ever been to the fence?: No

In-Character Writing Sample:

Beautiful red rocks and the last glimmer of sunlight made for another wonderful day in Korra's life in Kanab. She had just finished hanging up her uniform and turning off all the lights when a little knock came at the door. Korra groaned slightly, she wanted to go home and sleep. She had been working all day today, the other Vet Technician had called in sick so Korra had to work a double today and close up.

Sluggishly she walked to the front door and opened it up. Outside in the rain was a little girl holding a little dog. Korra straightened up a bit, becoming a little bit more alert to the situation. "How can I help you?" Korra asked kindly.

"My dog and I were taking a walk in the rain and he stepped on something." The girl sniffled and held back a few tears. "Come in and let me take a look." Korra escorted the girl into the lobby and turned on a few lights. She knelt down to the little girl and took a look at the dog's paw. It wasn't anything serious, thankfully, he just had a fairly large thorn stuck in his paw. "Let me take him into the back and fix him up. Do you want to come with me?" The little girl nodded and followed Korra into the back.

Korra was in training to be an actual Veterinarian, right now she was a highly trained Vet Tech and taking out a thorn wouldn't be a real problem for her. She took the dog from the little girls hands and placed him on the table, the little dog let out a small whimper when Korra removed the thorn. He bled a little and the little girl started to cry. Korra tried to calm down the little girl but actually just felt annoyed by the whole situation. Not only did the little girl think it was smart to walk in the rain, but she got her dog hurt and came to Korra after hours. Now she just felt like a babysitter for this little child. Korra didn't let her annoyance show while she finished taking care of the dog. She then sat down with the little girl and comforted her. "Now, you should come back tomorrow morning. We can help you more and make sure your dog is healing properly when the Veterinarian is in, okay?" The little girl nodded, thanked Korra, then left.

Korra watched the little girl leave then turned off all the lights. Finally she could end her day, go home, and get some rest. She was glad she didn't have to work tomorrow, she wouldn't have to run into the little girl again.

Very nice c: Accepted!

 

[of Dirt]

My character is finished up as well =)

 

[neptune]

Name: Riley Tierney
Age: 27
Physical Extras: Standing at 5'10'' and weighing 161 lbs, Riley is toned and lean. He has dark brown hair, forest green eyes and a scruffy beard. There are a couple of small scars on his knuckles.
Sexuality: Straight

Three Good Traits:
-Likes to party: At his best, Riley knows how to have fun and will always be around if somebody is throwing a party (if he's not throwing one himself). He always tries to be entertaining on the job both for himself and everybody else.

-Passionate: When he finds a hobby that he likes, he goes above and beyond in getting the most out of it, such as his job as a bartender and his acoustic guitar playing. As a bartender, he has a deep knowledge of what drinks go good with what foods and can recommend drinks to the uninitiated based on other tastes. As a guitar player, he is flexible and can play many styles, which reflects his wide range in music taste.

-Speaks his mind: Although it sometimes gets him into trouble, it also demonstrates his unwillingness to take nonsense from people and a willingness to defend those he feels are being mistreated. He values honesty and this trait has made him somebody people feel comfortable talking to when they want an honest opinion.

Three Flaws:
-Is an asshole: A sober Riley is a rare sight and once he's had more than enough drinks in him, he becomes a hair trigger to his darkest self. Saying the wrong thing at the wrong time can make him aggressively confrontational and reveal a side of him that loves fighting and genuinely enjoys being the one in the room that everybody is wary of.

-Unbearably gloomy: Getting close to Riley means realizing that his outgoing personality and drinking is an escape from the dark thoughts that haunts his mind every day. However, suppressing it every day will occasionally lead to moments where his wounds are out in the open for whoever is there to see. His unwillingness to seek help makes it very difficult to be a close friend of his, especially combined with the above flaw.

-Seldom thinks ahead: He is very aware of his learning best by making mistakes, so he's become unafraid of making them, but it has turned into a bad habit of simply doing the bare minimum amount of thinking before doing something.

BEFORE

Place of residence: Boston, MA
Marital Status: Single (Divorced)
Family/Children:
-Ex-Wife: Cassandra Kosta, aged 24 in 2013
-Mother: Brianna Carmody aged 55 in 2013
-Father: Killian Tierney aged 54 in 2013
-Identical twin brother: Brian Tierney aged 15 at death in 2001. Prior to death, his brother had recently been experiencing violent schizophrenic episodes. A neighbor called the cops due to the noise. Brian charged a cop with a kitchen knife and was shot dead.
Occupation: Bartender and musician (played acoustic guitar)
Who was president when you came to Cascade Falls?: Barack Obama

NOW

Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Bartender
Family Children: none

How long have you lived in Cascade Falls?: Two years
Have you ever tried to leave?: No
Have you ever been to the fence?: No

In character writing sample:

"We're closing up soon, so chug the rest of your beers and get movin'. I'm just kidding take your time," Riley said to three regulars at the bar as he rinsed out a glass. He turned around and grinned. "This one needs to chug though. Ordered half an hour ago and only took a few sips. C'mon guy." They all laughed, accustomed to Riley's humor and knowing that by the end of the day he was probably more than a little buzzed himself.

"Your boss lets you drink on the job?" one of the men asked.

"He hasn't complained. I think it's technically a misdemeanor though," Riley replied while tidying up around his work area. He looked at an almost empty bottle of Captain Morgan and frowned, then looked at the rest of them. "Let's kill this," he said grabbing four shot glasses and pouring the rest of the bottle.

"A misdemeanor? Jesus Riley, you know there'd be a riot if you ever got fired right?" While it wasn't the highest grossing bar in the area, it was definitely popular among the locals and Riley's excellence in making drinks and broadening their tastes kept them coming back. He was entertaining and he always made newcomers feel welcome and a part of the little community they've established over the past five years. He smiled warmly.

"If I get fired and I don't see or hear about a cop car exploding I'll be very disappointed."

"To exploding cop cars." They all clinked their glasses and drank.

Riley glanced at the camera above them and chuckled. "Am I inciting violence? Hey I don't advocate for violence, mother fucker. God damn hooligan," he said pointing at person that brought it up in the first place. The three regulars roared in laughter. "We're closed get the fuck out before I call the cops, you thugs. Fuckin' massholes." he bellowed in between chuckles and with a huge grin.

"We'll see you tomorrow, man. Hey! And don't let Cassie walk away; she's a dime. You gotta try harder for those kind of girls, you know?" Riley forced a nod and waved as they left. He sighed as soon as they left. Cassie was his wife and asked for a divorce a week ago. Information travels fast within their community, but there's always a little bit of lag. They didn't know that the papers were already signed and she had moved out. You keep waking up in the middle of the night from nightmares about your god damn brother and you refuse to talk to me about it, he remembered her saying. Like, I knew it affected you, but it seems like it's just gotten worse and worse every year. And every year you drink more and more.

I don't know. I just feel guilty. Every time he had one of his episodes, his anger was always directed at me. It was gibberish to me at the time, but the more I think about it the more I realize what a shitty brother I was and what a shitty person I am.

You didn't put a bullet in him some cop did and why are you trying to make sense out of the words of a crazy person?

A crazy person? What's the matter with you? He was my twin; we had the same genes; who are you calling a crazy person?

You're a crazy person too. You need help and if you're unwilling to get it then I'm leaving. I'm not putting up with this anymore.

Help?! What help?! Getting prescribed happy pills for the rest of my life?!

Riley shook his head as he locked the door behind him and squeezed the area between his eyes as he briskly walked home.

Love him c: Accepted, obv.

 

[Jerelin]

Psh... Co-GM characters are never accepted. Whatchu talking about? D:

I just realized that tomorrow is Thursday! :D I won't be making a second character, atm. So no worries for me on that. I would love to talk to some of you and see how we can get our characters acquainted. Especially you folks who have been there for 6+ years. With Michael being one of the "oldest citizens", it only makes sens there would be some sort of relationships forming. (Romantic, Friendly, or otherwise)

 

[neptune]

That's a great idea @Jerelin c: Maybe we could do a group PM or just discuss it here. Once I get my characters done, if anyone would like a pre-established relationship with either of them, just let me know.

 

[Adelaide]

I know Muirgen and I had made super serious, super secret plans for our characters to be Pie rivals! But I do welcome connections, bring em on!

 

[neptune]

Lmao. These little bright spots of comedy are going to warm my heart once the IC goes up <3

 

[respire]

Same here! If anyone would like to form some kind of relationship with Josh, I'd love to discuss it! He's an introvert who dislikes crowds, but he's still quite friendly one on one, or in small groups, if not a little awkward, haha.

Also, I don't think I'll be going with a second character for the time being.

 

[of Dirt]

Well my character is going to be the outgoing bartender, so if anyone intends to be regulars or semi-regulars to the bar we could say that they're at least acquainted. He also throws parties at his place every now and then.

I know he'll be attending all of the parties @Adelaide character throws just to socialize (as long as they're not like tea parties, which Jean's picture is giving me the impression of =p ). I was also thinking of Riley and Jean being particularly friendly, being fellow bean townies. Riley is a stick-together kind of person, so I see him picking up on her lingo or possible accent and giving her more attention as a result, even though they obviously can't talk about the past. If that's okay with you of course =p

 

[neptune]

My characters are up! If anyone wants a relationship, just say so.

Tomorrow I'll put your characters into the OP and get our IC started c: Also, the map will probably be done on Friday.

 

[Adelaide]

Well my character is going to be the outgoing bartender, so if anyone intends to be regulars or semi-regulars to the bar we could say that they're at least acquainted. He also throws parties at his place every now and then.

I know he'll be attending all of the parties @Adelaide character throws just to socialize (as long as they're not like tea parties, which Jean's picture is giving me the impression of =p ). I was also thinking of Riley and Jean being particularly friendly, being fellow bean townies. Riley is a stick-together kind of person, so I see him picking up on her lingo or possible accent and giving her more attention as a result, even though they obviously can't talk about the past. If that's okay with you of course =p

On no, not tea parties at all. She throws them seasonally. Think of them like big soiree's, the best holiday party with the right amount of lighting/decor, food, music and people to be a great time. A tasteful/relaxed gathering with no uppity pressure.

Well they are the same age and when she came to Cascade Falls she was a co-ed who regularly when out with her Fiancee and friends. How long was he a bartender? Is it possible they knew each other or even just that he'd served her a time or two and found her familiar? But I do think they'd be friendly, especially if he's a party go-er and fun.

@neptune , I had a question about Eric Reed's CS. It says he's a widow and that his wife died at the fence. Was he Sheriff when she died?